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Obol - Kotys I KOTYOΣ
| Issuer | Odrysian Kingdom |
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| Year | 383 BC - 359 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kotys I ruled the Odrysian Kingdom at its greatest territorial reach, extending Thracian power deep into the Chersonese and maintaining uneasy, often violent diplomatic ties with Athens — he was assassinated in 359 BC by the comic playwright Python of Ainos, a detail ancient sources found almost too ironic to record straight. His coinage is rare partly because the Odrysian economy relied heavily on bullion gift exchange rather than market circulation, meaning these small silvers were struck in limited quantities relative to the kingdom's actual wealth.