Abstract
The editors of the Athenian Tribute Lists explain the anomalous amounts of tribute (such as 1030 drachmae) paid by certain Carian towns in 453/2 as a normal assessment (1000 drachmae) augmented by a penalty for late payment. Samuel Eddy, on the other hand, suggests that the sums represent amounts which the towns had previously paid in their own currency to the King of Persia. On his view, in 453/2 an Athenian military expedition compelled the towns to pay their normal amount of tribute, but to Athens instead of Persia. It would be pointless to repeat his case, but I do have two observations to offer which tend to confirm Eddy's explanation but modify it in detail.
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