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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Kingdom of Thrace| > RP72883
Kingdom of Thrace, Rhoemetalkes I, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D.
|Kingdom| |of| |Thrace|, |Kingdom| |of| |Thrace,| |Rhoemetalkes| |I,| |c.| |11| |B.C.| |-| |12| |A.D.|, When the Cotys VII, King of Thrace, died about 48 B.C. Rhoemetalces I became the guardian of his nephew Rhescuporis I, his brother's young son and heir. In 13 B.C., Rhescuporis I was defeated and slain in battle by Vologases, chief of the Thracian Bessi, who was leading a revolt against Rome. As Rhescuporis I had left no heir, Rhoemetalces became king. An ally of Augustus, the Roman Historian Tacitus described Rhoemetalces as attractive and civilized. After his death, Augustus divided his realm, half for his son Cotys VIII and the other half for Rhoemetalces' brother Rhescuporis II. Tacitus states that Cotys received the cultivated parts, most towns and most Greek cities of Thrace, while Rhescuporis received the wild and savage portion with enemies on its frontier.
RP72883. Bronze AE 15, RPC I 1707, Youroukova 159, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, SNG Stancomb -, VF, weight 1.999g, maximum diameter 14.6mm, die axis 225o, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D.; obverse K ΣEBAΣTOY, capricorn right, globe upper right between legs; reverse POIMH, Nike advancing right, raising wreath in extended right hand, grounded palm frond before her in left; rare; SOLD











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