THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Orreskioi. Circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 9.64 g). OPHΣKIΩN (retrograde) Centaur advancing to right, carrying off nymph whose right hand is raised in protest; above, pellet. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. HGC 3.1, 314. Peykov A0180. Svoronos, HPM, pl. V, 18. SNG ANS 981. Beautifully toned. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die, otherwise, good very fine.



The Orreskians are known to us solely through their impressive coinage, undoubtedly minted from the rich silver deposits of Mount Pangaion. On the basis of 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.