Collection of Greek Coins of Thrace
Scostoces Rex Thraciae 270 BC-230 BC
Σκοστόκης Βασιλέας Θράκης
| Ashmolean: mid 3rd c.
BC; Copenhagen: 3rd c. BC; Dewing: early 3rd c. BC; Pauly: 266-233 BC; Peter: 266-233 BC; Stancomb: ca. 260-255 BC; Youroukova: ca. 281-278 BC |
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Scostoces or Scostocos is another thracian ruler known from his coinage
only. His place in history is consequently highly speculative. The
territories over which he reigned are placed from the coast of the
Aegean to central Thrace and Cabyle. Some times he is identified as a
Celtic leader. There is general agreement that he ruled during the
second third of the 3rd c. BC. Much attention has been given to his
lysimachean tetradrachms. A die study with 31 specimens has been
presented by Fischer-Bossert (2005).
He quotes Dimitrov, who concluded from the contents of the Plovdiv
hoard (IGCH 869) that Scostoces reign begun as early as 273 BC. The mints of the tetradrachms are usually allocated to the cities of the eastern Aegean coast of Thrace. The finds of the bronze coins in the region of Cabyle indicate that they were struck in central Thrace. Originally it was believed that they belonged to two different rulers. |
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| SHH
663 |
SHH
1393 |
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| SHH
1954 |
| Alexander
the Great / Athena; Nike; Herm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΣΚΟΣΤΟΚΟΥ |
| AR
25-30 mm 13.38-17.26 g Moushmov
5727; Peter p.218; Youroukova 103/104 Statistics 1/1 Statistics 1/2 Statistics 1/3 Images 1/1 Images 1/2 Images 1/3 Images 1/4 Images 1/5 |
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| v1409 CNG Triton X/122 |
| Alexander the Great / Athena; Nike; Herm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
| AR
26-29 mm 16.62-17.25 g Moushmov
---; Peter p.218; Youroukova 103/104 Statistics 2/1 Images 2/1 |
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| v1434
Moushmov 5726 |
| Alexander the Great / Athena; Nike; Herm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΣΚΟΣΤΟΚΟΥ |
| AR
17-18 mm 4.24 g Moushmov
5726; Peter ---; Youroukova --- Statistics 7/1 Images 7/1 |
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| SHH 6990 |
| Apollo
/ Horseman; ΣΚΟΣΤΟΚΟΥ. |
| AE
17-20 mm 3.93-6.50 g Moushmov
5728; Peter p.219; Youroukova 101 Statistics 11/1 Images 11/1 |
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| 2. v1450 Berlin 18210566 |
| Male
Head / Horseman; ΣΚΟΣΤΟΚΟΥ. |
| AE
19-22 mm 5.50 g Moushmov
---; Peter p.219; Youroukova 102 Statistics 16/1 Images 16/1 |
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| SHH 707 | SHH
1953 |
SHH 3187 |
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| SHH 3412 | SHH 3709 |
| Scostoces
/ Horseman; ΣΚΟΣΤΟΚΟΥ. |
| AE
16-21 mm 2.80-6.31 g Moushmov
---; Peter p.219; Youroukova --- Statistics 21/1 Images 21/1 Images 21/2 |
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| SHH 7005 |
| Scostoces
/ Artemis; KAB. |
| AE
12-13 mm 1.40-1.70 g Cabyle Draganov
Cabyle 76/97; Peter p.220; Stancomb 302 Statistics 31/1 Images 31/1 |
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