Agora Auctions

Numismatic Sale #101  –  20 July 2021

Agora Auctions, Numismatic Sale #101

Greek and Roman Coins

Tu, 20.07.2021, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Thracian Kingdom, Odrysian Dynasty. Saratokos. Ca. 407-369 B.C. AR trihemiobol (10.4 mm, 0.82 g, 1 h). Bare head of Saratokos right / Σ-A, grape bunch on vine within incuse square. Traité IV 1300, pl. CCCXXX, 19; Topalov 69; Peykov B0360. VF, minor graininess.

Saratokos is a Thracian ruler known only from his coinage. The exquisite style of his coins indicates that they belong to the age of fine striking of coins, the first quarter of the 4th century BC. A bunch of grapes or grapes hanging from a vine, link this coinage to that of Maronea. The Satyr and Kantharos with the name of Saratokos is duplicate of the corresponding coin of Thasos. This closeness of the coin types make it possible to establish in general lines the territories of Saratokos, which occupied the south-western part of Thrace between Abdera and Maroneia and reached as far as the island of Thasos. [Youroukova 1976]

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Price realized 160 USD
Starting price 120 USD
Estimate 200 USD
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