Moskon was a

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king who ruled in the 3rd century BC the northern parts of

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, probably being the head of a local tribal union, which had close relations with the local

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and adopted the Greek style of administration. His existence is proven by silver coins found near

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, all of them featuring the head of a young man with long hair and a

tiara A tiara (from la, tiara, from grc, τιάρα) is a jeweled head ornament. Its origins date back to ancient Greece and Rome. In the late 18th century, the tiara came into fashion in Europe as a prestigious piece of jewelry to be worn by women ...

and a horseman on the reverse, with the writing ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΟΣΚΩΝΟΣ, ''Basileos Moskonos'', i.e. King Moskon.

References

*C. Preda, SCIV XV (1964), 401–410; idem, ''Fasti Archeologici'' XVII (1965), p. 237 nr.3353 *Radu Ocheşeanu, ''Monedele basileului Moskon aflate în colecţiile Muzeului de arheologie Constanţa'' (=''Coins of Basileus Moskon in the collections of the Archaeological Museum at Constantza''), în Pontica 3 (1970), p. 125-128. *''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 416 History of Dobruja Dacian kings 3rd-century BC rulers {{europe-royal-stub