https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-...treasure-trove-of-gold-coins-from-unesco-site Love to see what they look like.
Afaik there are no records of Dacians minting any coins, so any ancient coin hoards from that area would belong to the Romans. (not my image, although I wish lol) But they have made coins imitating other official ones, like this Danubian imitative tetradrachm of Alexander. And here is my dupondius of Trajan portraying the personification of Dacia mourning among piles of captured war trophies.
Says a bunch were sold off. Wasn't sure if anyone here came across one, that's all. Thank you for sharing
[edited] Many (most?) of the coins in question are of the Koson type. In the early 2000s, the Koson staters went from being a relatively rare ancient gold type to one of the most common, seemingly overnight. Curious, that. Now that the looted coins are dispersed in the marketplace, and even though their status is widely recognized, it is extremely difficult to prove in court that any one coin is looted. That hasn't stopped the government of Romania from trying, however, and occasionally succeeding. The silver Kosons were unknown before the looting. The case with them is pretty much open and shut. https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=226470
The article states that "Most of the missing pieces display the head of a king with abundant locks on the obverse and a goddess sitting atop a throne on the reverse." That does not fit the Koson staters at all...
I believe some may have been posthumous Lysimachus issues similar to the coin below but my understanding is that most were of the Koson type. I followed the story closely at one time but that was some years ago. It has has been well covered in the world press. Google will keep interested parties busy for days. https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=199803
