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Silver Rhyton with Reclining Silenus, Vassil Bojkov Collection
Silver rhyton with a reclining Silenus.
Late 3rd or early 2nd century BCE, Vassil Bojkov Collection.
Photographer: Marin Karavelov for the Thrace Foundation
www.thracefoundation.org
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Thracian Silver Tetradrachm
Silver tetradrachm from Thrace, reign of Lysimachus, 323-281 BCE. O: Head of Alexander as Ammon-Zeus. R: Athena holding Nike.
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Mosaic Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria
Mosaic icon of the Virgin Hodegetria from St. George Church, Ereğli (ancient Herakleia in Thrace), Turkey, early 14th century.
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia.
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Coin of Lysimachus
Gold stater minted under the authority of King Lysimachus of Thrace (r. 305-281 BCE), show the deified portrait of Alexander the Great, wearing the royal fillet (diadema) with the ram's horn of Ammon on the obverse; the reverse features the...
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The Forum of Philippi
Situated in North Greece at the border of East Macedonia and Thrace, ancient Philippi stood about 16 km N-NW of the port city Neapolis (modern Kavalla) and originally bore the name Krenides (from the Greek for “spring”) in recognition of...
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Stater of Ptolemy Keraunos
A gold stater minted by King Ptolemy Keraunos of Macedon (r. 281 - 279 BCE). The coin was minted c. 280 - 279 BCE in Lysimachia, Thrace. It is a rare minting from Ptolemy Keraunos' brief reign as King of Macedon, and even briefer period of...
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The Landscape of Rhodope, Greece
The Thracian landscape in Rhodope in the early spring. The name of the region emerged from Rhodope, a Thracian naiad and daughter of the river Strymon. The naiads, daughters of the river gods Potamoi, were water nymphs who lived in lakes...
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Amphora-Rhyton with Zoomorphic Handles, Vassil Bojkov Collection
Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles.
C. 500 BCE, Vassil Bojkov Collection.
Photographer: Marin Karavelov for the Thrace Foundation
www.thracefoundation.org
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Reclining Silenus
Close-up of a silver rhyton with a reclining Silenus.
Late 3rd or early 2nd century BCE. Vassil Bojkov Collection
Photographer: Marin Karavelov for the Thrace Foundation
www.thracefoundation.org
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Peltast
A peltast was a type of Greek infantryman who was usually armed with a javelin and who carried a light shield. Originating from Thrace, the peltast was a common sight in Greek warfare during the Classical period and especially following the...
