Koson of Dacia

Mints

"Koson" is the name of an otherwise historically unrecorded Dacian king, though he may be identical to the Cotison mentioned by Horace and Suetonius. Gold staters and silver drachms imiating Roman coin types were produced in his name.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1601 - Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (c. 50-40 BCE)		Silver	83 kg
S 1602 - Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (c. 50-40 BCE)		Silver	80 kg

Overstriking coins

Currently no content has been found.

Overstruck coins

Currently no content has been found.

Coson of Dacia

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	http://nomisma.org/id/coson_dacia
Links	http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q241597 https://www.freebase.com/m/06xz35 https://ikmk.smb.museum/ndp/person/1054

Literature

• Fischer-Bossert 2016b (2 mentions)