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and especially between Athens and the allied states. However, the measure did impinge upon the autonomy of the allied states. The use of Athenian currency had become increasingly common, especially with smaller states, but many continued to mint their own coins with their own state symbol. The result
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Scholarly opinion is split in regards to the dating of the Athenian coinage decree. Various fragments from cities allied to Athens have been used to reconstruct the decree. The decree required that all allied currencies be taken out of circulation and melted down to be replaced with
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was that the overall volume of trade in the Aegean increased, but with greater domination by Athens.
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benefited as the allies’ mints were closed down. This encouraged the flow of trade through the
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Index


tetradrachm
Athenians
whom they were allied
silver
weights and measures
Athenian Empire
Attic
exchange rate
mint
Aegean


ISBN
0-19-873095-0
Aspects of Greek History
193
ISBN
978-0-415-54977-6
ISBN
978-0-333-15493-9
Categories
Ancient Athens
Oaths
Athenian Empire

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