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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 8127763, member: 97383"]Curtis, I think the research posted by <b>Robert Kokotailo</b> of <b>Calgary Coin</b> along with the experiments conducted by <b>Romanian Academy </b>have successfully solved the mystery of the Koson Staters. I have also posted threads on <b>CT</b> about these coins. There are three types of Koson Staters; one type that has no monogram on the obverse, another type that does have a very crude monogram, see the photos below. Both of these types are very crude in style & the fineness & composition of the metal indicate they were made from native Dacian gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415562[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415564[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The third type is like the coin you posted along with a photo from an example in my collection. This type was made from Roman gold & these coins were most likely made from a traveling mint of Brutus. Brutus probably used these coins to pay Dacian mercenaries to fight on his side. The two types pictured above were probably copies made in Dacia after the original coins were struck by Brutus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415569[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 8127763, member: 97383"]Curtis, I think the research posted by [B]Robert Kokotailo[/B] of [B]Calgary Coin[/B] along with the experiments conducted by [B]Romanian Academy [/B]have successfully solved the mystery of the Koson Staters. I have also posted threads on [B]CT[/B] about these coins. There are three types of Koson Staters; one type that has no monogram on the obverse, another type that does have a very crude monogram, see the photos below. Both of these types are very crude in style & the fineness & composition of the metal indicate they were made from native Dacian gold. [ATTACH=full]1415562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1415564[/ATTACH] The third type is like the coin you posted along with a photo from an example in my collection. This type was made from Roman gold & these coins were most likely made from a traveling mint of Brutus. Brutus probably used these coins to pay Dacian mercenaries to fight on his side. The two types pictured above were probably copies made in Dacia after the original coins were struck by Brutus. [ATTACH=full]1415569[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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