Disputatio:Cotys I

Inscription with Κοτυος name

This inscription the photo of which is used as an illustration to this article is highly unlikely about the king Kotis I. It is probably about the king Kotis II, son of Rhescuporis I, or more likely about Kotis III, son of Rhoemetalces I. It was published by G. Mikhailov in Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae, Vol. V. https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/170362?hs=158-165 and it is dated to the I century CE. Also cf. M. Slavova. Lines 26-32 of the Horothesia of Dionysopolis (IGBulg V 5011). – Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 20, 1998, 99–106. https://www.academia.edu/6714127/Lines_26_32_of_the_Horothesia_of_Dionysopolis_IGBulg_V_5011_Zeitschrift_für_Papyrologie_und_Epigraphik_20_1998_99_106 46.39.56.143 08:01, 11 Decembris 2022 (UTC)

Apparently you are right. The photo came here from WikiCommons, where all images of this stele are in the "Stele of Cotys I" category. Here it is easy to remove from the article, but we still need to somehow deal with the category there. Demetrius Talpa (disputatio) 09:28, 11 Decembris 2022 (UTC)