Gold Coins of Koson in Earring Mounts
Two ancient Roman gold staters of Koson set in modern gold bezel mounted earrings. Obv. Roman consul walking left between two lictors / KOSON in exergue Rev. Eagle on scepter left holding wreath Ca. 50-40 BC. The conventional view is that these coins were struck by a Thracian king named Koson in association with Roman senator Brutus due to their similarity to the coin issue Brutus struck as a moneyer in 54 BC. However, many of these coins have been found north of Thrace in Transylvania. An alternate attribution is that they were struck by a Geto-Dacian king named Kotison with whom Octavian had sought to arrange an alliance. cf.: Iliescu 1; RPC I 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 2. Superb EF. Formerly in the S. G. collection, New York.
Inv#: 7398
$6,000
Guaranteed Authentic
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