Tribes, Dynasts and Kingdoms of Northern Greece
History and Numismatics
Saratocus Rex Thraciae 410-380 BC
Σαράτοκος Βασιλέας Θράκης
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Babelon ca.
400 BC; Head ca. 400 BC; Moushmov: ca 400 BC; Pauly: 415-385 BC;
Peter: late 5th - early 4th c. BC; Sear ca. 400 BC; Stancomb: ca. 400 BC; Topalov 444-424 BC; Youroukova: ca. 400 BC |
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Saratokos is a
Thracian ruler known only from his coinage. The exquisite style of his
coins indicates that they belong to the age of fine striking of coins,
the first quarter of the 4th century BC. A
bunch of grapes or grapes hanging from a vine, link this coinage to
that of Maronea. The Satyr and Kantharos with the name of
Saratokos is duplicate of the corresponding coin of Thasos. This
closeness of the coin types make it possible to establish in general
lines the territories of Saratokos, which occupied the south-western
part of Thrace between Abdera and Maroneia and reached as far as the
island of Thasos.
The silver coinage of Saratokos, trihemiobols with an average weight of 0.95 g and diobols of 1.20 g, were struck, as was the case of the coinage of Thasos, Maronea, Ainos, Abdera, Byzantium etc., according to the Chian standard. The closeness to the eastern coin standards facilitated trade connections between the Greek colonies situated along the Thracian coast-line and the Great Eastern Monarchy. The name of Saratokos is also connected with one rare bronze coin of a very small denomination. The type, a bearded Satyr and a bunch of grapes, allows to attribute it to the coinage of Saratokos, as an inscription is lacking. [Youroukova 1976, Peter
1997]
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| v74
BMC 1 |
| AR 11 mm
1.14 g
Peter
p. 100; Topalov (2005) 65; Youroukova --- Statistics 1/1 Images1/1 |
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| SHH 748 | SHH
1835 |
SHH
873 |
SHH
894 |
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| SHH
997 |
SHH
1330 |
SHH
1717 |
SHH 2390 |
| AR 9-12
mm 0.62-1.14 g
Peter
p. 99; Topalov (2005) 66/67; Youroukova 30 Statistics 2/1 Statistics 2/2 Statistics 2/3 Statistics 2/4 Images 2/1 Images 2/2 Images 2/3 Images 2/4 |
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| SHH 946 | SHH 658 | SHH
998 |
SHH 2327 |
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| SHH 2793 | SHH
3385 |
SHH 3966 |
| AR 9-12
mm 0.67-0.98 g
Peter
p. 100; Topalov (2005) 69; Youroukova 28/29 Statistics 3/1 Statistics 3/2 Statistics 3/3 Images 3/1 Images 3/2 Images 3/3 |
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| v77
Berlin 1820---- |
| AR ?
mm ? g
Peter
p. 100; Topalov (2005) 68; Youroukova --- Statistics 4/1 Images 4/1 |
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| SHH
5667 |
| AR 8
mm 0.37-0.38 g
Peter
---; Topalov (2005) 70; Youroukova --- Statistics 5/1 Images 5/1 |
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| SHH
7528 |
| AE 11.6
mm 1.63 g
HGC
3/II ---; Peykov --- |
Reges
Thraciae
Graecia
Sylloge |