KINGS OF THRACE. Odrysian. Teres II. Circa 351-342/1 B.C. Æ. 15.65 gm. 20 mm. Labrys; T-H-PE-Ω around / Vine with five bunches of grapes, all within linear square. HGC 3, 1712. Good Very Fine; minor roughness; glossy dark green patina; high relief designs, well centered on a thick flan. Rare.

Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 92 (20 November 1998) lot 78.

According to Plutarch, "labrys" is the Lydian word for the ancient double-bitted war axe. Originally from Crete in Greece, it is one of the oldest symbols of Greek civilization, going back to the Bronze Age Minoans who flourished from c. 3000-1450 B.C. and ending around 1100 B.C.