TYPE Ancient Greece, Thracian kings, Kavaros (ca. 218 BC), bronze AE18
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm, Greek legend VAS[ILEOS] KAVAROU to sides, monogram in l. field
REFERENCE: BMC Thrace, p. 207, 1-2; SG 1727
GRADING: VF / F+, glossy dark dark green patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2625, $95
A scarce and attractive bronze of the last Gaulish (Gallic) king of Thrace, whose regnal years have been traditionally assigned as 219-200 BC, but some newer research indicates that he might have perished in a Thracian revolt against Gallic overlordship as early as 218 BC.