THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Orreskioi. Circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 9.55 g, 12 h). OPHΣKIΩN (retrograde) Centaur, bearded and with long hair, advancing to right, carrying off nymph whose right hand is raised in protest. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 91. HGC 3.1, 314. Peykov A0560. Svoronos, HPM, pl. V, 19. SNG ANS 979. Nicely toned and of powerful Archaic style. Slightly granular and the obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good very fine.


The Orreskians are known to us solely through their impressive coinage, undoubtedly struck from the rich silver deposits of Mount Pangaion. From stylistic similarities it is generally assumed that they lived near the Bisaltae and Edoni - that is, in the hinterland of eastern Chalkidike and the region around Amphipolis.