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10004
SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Mid 1st century BC. Gold Stater (8.62g). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left / Eagle standing left on sceptre, holding wreath. Hourmouziadis dies B/d; Iliescu 1; RPC I 1701A; HGC 3, 2049. Well struck on a broad flan. Lustrous. Superb EF. The enigmatic gold staters of Koson, struck in the mid 1st century BC, sit at the meeting point of Roman and Geto-Dacian worlds. Echoing Roman Republican denarii in their imagery yet issued beyond Rome's mints, they likely served a Dacian ruler named Koson as instruments of prestige, alliance, and authority. Their unusually fine preservation today reinforces their role as ceremonial pieces rather than everyday currency. (P)
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