![Geto-Dacia, ‘KOSON’, Stater, c. 44-25 BC. Choice MS. [ARR-52a] - Image 2](https://colonialcoins.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ARR-52a-2.jpg)
Description
Kingdom of Geto-Dacia, in the name of ‘Koson’, Gold Stater, time after the assassination of Burebista, circa 44-25 BC or late 1st Century BC. Obverse: Three figures advance left, in the image of the types of Quīntus Servīlius Caepiō Brūtus (Roman Consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left, all togate and each lictor armed with axe), monogram of either “BA” or “BR” to left field, “KOΣ[ΩN]” in exergue. Reverse: Eagle with spread wings perched on sceptre left, clutching laurel wreath in right talon, pellet below right talon (reminiscent of the types of Q. Pomponius Rufus). RPC I 1701A. Graded by NGC as Choice Mint State.
The ‘Koson’ stater of the Geto-Dacians is an issue with plenty of mystery, the monogram to the obverse field is no exception. Some speculate it’s a monogram of “BA” for ‘βασιλέως’ (transliterated as “băsĭléōs”) which translates to “King” in English and references ‘King Koson’, while others think of it as a monogram of “BR” for ‘Brūtus’, the name of the Triumvir Monētālis of 54 BC who minted the inspiration for the obverse of this coin.
