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Thracian Tribes

Divided into numerous tribes, the Thracians did not recognize themselves as a single group. Thrace and Thracians were names given them by the Greeks. The Thracians did not form a lasting political organization until the Odrysian state was founded in the 5th century B.C. The 4th century was a time of strife and Macedonian encroachment. The coins of the Thracian rulers, which were struck in the Greek cities of the kingdom, are so scarce that they may have been struck more symbolic of regal authority than to meet the needs of trade.

Kings of Thrace, Thracian Kainoi, Mostis, c. 139 - 100 B.C.

|Kingdoms| |of| |Thrace|, |Kings| |of| |Thrace,| |Thracian| |Kainoi,| |Mostis,| |c.| |139| |-| |100| |B.C.||AE| |25|NEW
Mostis, reigned c. 139 - 100 B.C., was king of the Thracian Kainoi (Caeni) tribe in South East Thrace to Strandzha mountain, territory in Bulgaria and Turkey today. He king is best known from his coinage, which includes bronze coins and rare tetradrachms.GB111738. Bronze AE 25, SNG BM 312, Youroukova 134, HGC 3 1729, SNG Stancomb -, SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, gF, large edge split/crack, rev. countermark, weight 5.818 g, maximum diameter 25.1 mm, die axis 0o, c. 125 B.C.; obverse jugate heads of Zeus and Hera right; reverse eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), monogram above right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MOΣTIΔOΣ below; countermark: monogram; scarce; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00
 


Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Mygdones or Krestones, c. 480 - 470 B.C.

|Thracian| |Tribes|, |Thraco-Macedonian| |Tribes,| |Mygdones| |or| |Krestones,| |c.| |480| |-| |470| |B.C.||diobol|
Previously attributed to Aigai, Macedonia, Cathy Lorber has reattributed these coins as tribal issues from an area west or southwest of Bisaltia, probably inhabited by the Mygdones or Krestones.CE83467. Silver diobol, SNG Berry 11 (same dies, Aigai); SNG ANS 60 (same); SNG Cop 30 (Aigai); AMNG III 15 (Aigai); Lorber Goats 15, VF, well centered, etched surfaces, weight 1.017 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, die axis 180o, tribal mint, issue 2, c. 480 - 470 B.C.; obverse male goat half-kneeling right, head turned left, pellets around; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, c. Mid 5th Century B.C.

|Thracian| |Tribes|, |Thraco-Macedonian| |Tribes,| |c.| |Mid| |5th| |Century| |B.C.||tetartemorion|
Monkeys were kept as pets in antiquity. We know of only two ancient coin types depicting monkeys. One is this very rare type, with the monkey squatting either left or right. The other is an electrum hemihekte from Kyzikos, Mysia with fewer than five known specimens.CE84168. Silver tetartemorion, Tzamalis 67 var. (monkey left); cf, Svoronos HPM pl. 7, 13 (different reverse, damaged die?), aEF, very tiny coin, obverse a little off center, porous, weight 0.209 g, maximum diameter 6.3 mm, uncertain mint, c. mid 5th century B.C.; obverse monkey squatting right; reverse round shield within incuse square; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 39 (3 Jan 2016), lot 47; very rare; SOLD


Thraco-Macedonian, Mid 5th - 4th Century B.C.

|Thracian| |Tribes|, |Thraco-Macedonian,| |Mid| |5th| |-| |4th| |Century| |B.C.||hemiobol|
A Gorgoneion was a horror-creating apotropaic Gorgon head pendant. The name derives from the Greek word gorgós, which means "dreadful." The Gorgons were three sisters who had hair of living, venomous snakes, and a horrifying face that turned those who saw it to stone. Stheno and Euryale were immortal, but their sister Medusa was not, and was slain by Perseus. Zeus, Athena, Hellenistic kings and Roman emperors wore Gorgoneion for protection. Images of the Gorgons were also put upon objects and buildings for protection. A Gorgon image is at the center of the pediment of the temple at Corfu, the oldest stone pediment in Greece from about 600 B.C.GS92897. Silver hemiobol, Unpublished in the standard references; Roma Numismatics e-sale 41 (2 Dec 2017), lot 180 (the only other example known to FORVM), VF, well centered, toned, weight 0.300 g, maximum diameter 6.0 mm, tribal mint, Mid 5th - 4th century B.C.; obverse facing head of gorgoneion Medusa; reverse incuse facing head of a lion or panther; SOLD







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Corpus Nummorum Thracorum - http://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/
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