Savoca Coins

Silver | 30th Silver Auction  –  27 January 2019

Savoca Coins, Silver | 30th Silver Auction

Ancient and World Coins

Su, 27.01.2019, from 6:00 PM CET
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Description

★ Uncertain king ΑΔ οf Thrace ★

Kings of Thrace. Odrysian. Uncertain king AΔ circa 405-340 BC.
Bronze Æ

11 mm., 1,20 g.

Female head left / Cotyle (double-handled vessel), ΑΔ above.

nearly very fine

Topalov, pg.12-13, No. 9.

From www.hourmo.eu: "The coins with the cotyle (κοτύλη, double-handled vessel) on the reverse belong to the period of the Odrysian kings and rulers in Thrace. The mint or ruler associated with the abbreviated inscription ΑΔ has not been identified yet. The following attributions have been proposed: a) Unknown Thracian ruler (common), b) Ruler Aderast (Αδεράστης, Αδέραστος ?) [Koychev & Moutafov, 2000], c) Mint of a settlement at the mouth of the river Adiras on the Propontis (Sea of Marmara) between the poleis Selymbria and Byzantion [Topalov, 2005], d) An ancient settlement is known in this region by the name of Άθηρα on the river Αθήρας, hoewever, the Greek name of the settlement does not contain the letter Δ !".

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