THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Derrones. Circa 480/75-465 BC. AR Tetrastater – “Dodekadrachm” (36mm, 34.43 g). VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 136. Estimated: $ 7 500

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THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Derrones. Circa 480/75-465 BC. AR Tetrastater – “Dodekadrachm” (36mm, 34.43 g). Driver, holding goad in right hand, reins in left, driving ox cart right; above, crested Corinthian helmet right / Counterclockwise triskeles with central pellet-in-annulet within shallow incuse circle. Peykov A1410; HPM p. 8, 13, a and pl. I, 14 (this coin); HGC 3, 279; Rosen Sale 382; Traité I 1449 = de Luynes 1740. Toned, minor scratches and marks, typical doubling and weakness of strike. VF.

From the Libertas Collection, purchased 28 February 1982. Ex Theodor Prowe Collection (Part III, Egger XLVI, 11 May 1914), lot 465.

Many works of reference describe the Derrones as a tribe centered in Paeonia, based on an important hoard of Derronian dodekadrachms found at Ishtib (ancient Astibus) around 1912. Less well known are smaller finds of Derronian coins far to the east, which indicate the Derrones’ territory extended into Thrace. The unfailingly weak reverses of Derronian dodekadrachms are the result of hand-striking extremely large flans. The coins themselves likely served more as silver ingots, a form of storable and moveable wealth, rather than a circulating currency.

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Triton XXVII – Session One – Lot 1-337 will be held Tuesday morning, 9 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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