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Message:: [QUOTE="Tejas, post: 8133261, member: 84905"]The author argues that Koson was likely a son of Burebista and that the term DROUEIS is etymologically related to the celtic term Druids. However, he points out that Koson was not a Celt or a Celtic Druid. Instead, the term Druid may have entered the Dacian language from a period some 200 years earlier, when Celts lived in the area (much like the term Caesar survided in German as Kaiser). The author aruges that the term DROUEIS may simply have signified Koson's high rank among the Getae (cf. p. 98) The author also mentiones that the monograms on the gold statere of Koson cannot be resolved as Olbia (p. 93). The silver Drachms have reportedly been found near Sarmizegetusa (p. 88). The communis opinio would likely be that the gold statere were also minted under this king or Droueis Koson in central Dacia. I think the resolustion of the monogram as BUR refering to a placename Buridava, as suggested by Severus Alexander, is very attractive. PSThe author also discusses the authenticity of the new Drachms. Despite considerable scepticism, he regards them as genuine.[/QUOTE]