By the 5th century BC, however, the unofficial circulation of foreign precious-metal coinage had penetrated Spartan society, especially through the perioikoi and Spartans serving outside Laconia.
Classical Antiquity
Investigating political realities and military strategies across centuries of
Antiquity
By the 5th century BC, however, the unofficial circulation of foreign precious-metal coinage had penetrated Spartan society, especially through the perioikoi and Spartans serving outside Laconia.