New contributions to the study of the countermarking of coins in the area of the West Pontic poleis (3rd–1st c. B.C.) by Stavri Topalov - 2002

E-333: " Nasko-1701 ". Very Good. 1995. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by ? ? ? ? ? -1701, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1995. 212 pgs. Illustrated. Text in Bulgarian. 9548556022. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Mesambria Pontica: contributions to the study of the coinage of the city V-I centuries BC. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .

E-333. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by ? ? ? ? ? -1701, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1996. 199 pgs. Illustrated. Text in Bulgarian. 9548556057 Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A contribution to the study of the Thassos tetradrachms of the 2nd mint period, their imitations and related other imitative coins from the lands of Thrace in the 2nd-1st centuries BC. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

In English. Soft cover, 22 cm, 92 pp., ill. ISBN: 978-960-9538-69-5.
On the basis of new numismatic materials the author analyses the anepigraphic coins with images of Silenus and nymph and centaurs and nymphs minted in the second half of 6th century BC and at the beginning of 5th century BC. It is assumed that these coins were minted in Thasos or other Greek towns on the Thracian coast although only several dozens of them had been found over the territory of today's Greece. On the basis of their concentration in the territories inhabited by the Odryssians along the upper and middle courses of the rivers Maritza and Toundzha, the author expresses the opinion that the coins of the type "silenus and nymph" belong to the early Thracian tribal minting, most probably the Odryssian minting and certainly to the minting of the early Odryssian kings. On the basis of the comparison between the main images of coins minted by the Greek towns on the Thracian coast and the coins with images of silenuses and nymphs… Read More

In Bulgarian with an extended summary in English. Hard cover, 22 cm, 456 pp. ISBN: 978-954-8556-21-7.
CONTENTS:
Foreword
Introduction to the Problems Connected with the Study of the Coinage and the History of the Thracian Lands from the End of the 3rd Century BC to the End of the 2nd Century BC
Bronze Coins of the Types "Young Man's Head — Running Boar" and "Young Man's Head — Protome of Running Boar" Minted on Behalf of an Odryssian King in the Hellenistic Period
The New Type of Bronze Coins Bearing the Legend BAΣILEΩΣ KOTΥOΣ and the Difficulties in Determining to Which Odryssian King They Belong
Information about a Bronze Coin of an Odrysian King of the Name of Kotys of the Type of "A Head of an Aged Bearded Man with Moustache Crowned with a Taenia — BAΣILEΩΣ KOTΥOΣ Bow in a Quiver"
Contribution to the Study of the Coins Bearing the Legends OΔΡOΣΩN
A Bronze Coin of Perseus (178—168 BC) of the Type "Perseus's Head - Eagle with Outspread Wings — Front View — Perched on a… Read More

Bilingual (Bulgarian - English) edition.  Soft cover, 24 cm, 852 pp., ill. ISBN: 954-8556-04-9.
CONTENTS:
Foreword
Historical Information:
1. Short Historical Information Related to Apollonia Pontica in the Period from the 7th Century B. C. to the 1st Century B.C.
2. Review of the Studies Related to Apollonia Pontica Coinage
3. Periods of Coinage of the Western Pontic Towns in the Period of 7th—1st Centuries B.C. Periods of Coinage of Apollonia Pontica
4. Beginning of Bronze Coinage, Denominations, Denomination Names and Theoretical Weights of the Bronze Coins of the Western Pontic Towns in the Period of 4th—1st Centuries B.C.
5. Short Review of the Used and Hypothetically Used Object-like Mediums of Exchange from Ancient Thrace from the First Millenium B.C. Related to the Beginning of Making Arrow-head Coins Apollonia Pontica
6. Cast Arrow-head coins of Apollonia Pontica (7th—5th c. B.C.)
7. Studies Published After 1991/1993 and Related to the Object-like Mediums of Exchange and to Arrow-head… Read More