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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 8298043, member: 84744&quot;]That&#039;s a very appealing coin - I would like to get a Thracian king at some point!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I&#039;m not sure what counts as obscure, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evagoras_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evagoras_I" rel="nofollow">Evagoras I of Cyprus</a> has a shorter Wikipedia page than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seuthes_III" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seuthes_III" rel="nofollow">Seuthes III</a>, so maybe this coin counts! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1467592[/ATTACH]</p><p>Evagoras I (411-373 BCE), 1/12 stater (0.93g, 11mm); Male head to r./Blank as made. SNG Copenhagen 42.</p><p><br /></p><p>Evagoras I took Athens&#039; side against the Persians in the early 4th century BCE, but after the Athenians withdrew their support in 387 he was forced to become a Persian vassal.&nbsp; He was eventually murdered by a vengeful court eunuch.&nbsp; Isocrates describes him as a model ruler in his <i>Panegyric</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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