Kings of Thrace. Kavaros
230-218 BCE
20.95mm 6.65g
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / KAYAPOY, Nike standing left, crowning king’s name with wreath
Attribution: SNG BM Black Sea 195
Ex Wayne Phillips
Tylis was the capital of a balkan state whose last king was Kavaros. It was founded by Gauls who settled there after their defeat by Antigonos II Gonatas.