Collection of Greek Coins of Thrace

Spartocus  Rex Thraciae    300-275 BC
Σπάρτοκος Βασιλέας Θράκης



Archibald: contemprary of Berenike, wife of Seuthes III; DraganovCabyle (281-277 BC);
Oppermann: early 3rd c.BC; Pauly: 1st q.3rd c.BC; Peter: 1st q.3rd c.BC; Topalov (2005): ca.281-277 BC


  Spartokos was an odrysian king who reigned over the territories around present day Yambol. He resided in the city of  Cabyle (Καβύλη) and was a contemporary of the widow of Seuthes III, Berenike. He is known from his coins and from am inscription in Seuthopolis which documents a treaty between himself, Berenike and her four sons. [Peter, 1997, p.174,207]




7149 Spartocus Rex Thraciae AE
SHH 7149
Janiform Head: Lion - Male Head / Artemis
AE   Draganov Cabyle 1/26; Moushmov ---; Peter p.203 ;Topalov (2005) 124; Youroukova ---
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