Pelanor

Pelanor was the currency used in Sparta during the rule of Lycurgus.^[1] It was supposedly said to that just as it was red hot, it was quenched in vinegar, thus rendering the product unusable for any other purpose than money.^[2] This, according to Plutarch in his book Parallel Lives, reduced the amount of robbery and theft, for who would want to steal money that is practically worthless in small amounts.^[3]

Archaeological Evidence[]

Some sources attest that pelanors have been recovered in Spartan archaeological sites.^[4]

References[]

^ Michell, H. (1947). "The Iron Money of Sparta". Phoenix. 1: 42–44. doi:10.2307/1086107. JSTOR 1086107.
^ Hodkinson, Stephen (December 31, 2009). Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta. ISD LLC. ISBN 9781910589342 – via Google Books.
^ "The Babylonian Woe - 12". www.bibliotecapleyades.net.
^ Heichelheim, Fritz (1958). An ancient economic history : from the palaeolithic age to the migrations of the Germanic, Slavic and Arabic nations. Leiden : A.W. Sijthoff. p. 214. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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[1] Michell, H. (1947). "The Iron Money of Sparta". Phoenix. 1: 42–44. doi:10.2307/1086107. JSTOR 1086107.

[2] Hodkinson, Stephen (December 31, 2009). Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta. ISD LLC. ISBN 9781910589342 – via Google Books.

[3] "The Babylonian Woe - 12". www.bibliotecapleyades.net.

[4] Heichelheim, Fritz (1958). An ancient economic history : from the palaeolithic age to the migrations of the Germanic, Slavic and Arabic nations. Leiden : A.W. Sijthoff. p. 214. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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