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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8257181, member: 118780&quot;]I was rather surprised to find this coin. Of course I was aware of Paeonia, but I hadn&#039;t known there was a Hellenistic era king named Leon. He was the son of Audoleon and did a decent job of getting the kingdom back together. I found <a href="https://www.academia.edu/1337289/The_Coinage_of_the_Paeonian_Kings_Leon_and_Dropion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/1337289/The_Coinage_of_the_Paeonian_Kings_Leon_and_Dropion" rel="nofollow">this paper</a> that discusses his coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Per that paper, only twelve coins of Leon exist, and of those only two are in private hands. Three different denominations have been found, with this one being the smallest. The paper mentions only one copy of this denomination, but I don&#039;t think this coin is that one, so there are at least two. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Given that the paper mentions the known copy as being in poor condition, I&#039;m assuming this one is the BoT.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a similar coin arriving from Leu, issued by the Bithynian king Ziailas. That one seems to have at least four copies in private hands, with mine being the BoT. According to SwissPost, Ziailas is enjoying a flight over the Atlantic at this moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1455844[/ATTACH] </p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Kings of Paeonia, Leon Æ 13mm. 278-250 BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos(?) to right / Head of lion to left; ΛEΩN to left, sword to right. Cf. AMNG III/11, p. 206. 1.91g, 13mm, 6h.</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Ex Roma</font></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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