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Diobol - Sparadokos
| Issuer | Odryssa, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 450 BC - 425 BC |
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| Value | Diobol (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart (protome) of a horse prancing to the left, rendered in archaic Greek style with strong musculature detail. The horse's head is turned slightly, with the mane indicated by incised lines. The monogram or letters ΣΠΑ (abbreviated legend of the issuer Sparadokos) appear in the field, divided around the horse's body. The design is set within a plain circular border with a beaded outer rim visible on the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΓ Α |
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Sparadokos ruled the Odrysian kingdom as a subordinate dynast during the reign of his brother Sitalkes, whose alliance with Athens — formalized around 431 BC and described by Thucydides — briefly made the Odrysians a significant player in Aegean politics. Sparadokos himself struck coinage independently despite his junior position, a practice tolerated among Thracian dynasts of the period. His issues are among the earliest silver coinages attributable to the Odrysian dynasty by name, predating the more prolific output of Seuthes I.