Jordanes refers to Burebista as king of Dacia, but then goes on to discuss a high priest called Dicineus who taught the Dacians astronomy and whose wisdom was revered.

By reason of his wisdom he was accounted their priest and king, and he judged the people with the greatest uprightness.

When he too had departed Coryllus ascended the throne as king of the Goths [Getae] and for forty years ruled his people in Dacia.

Other evidence suggests that a ruler called Cotiso was the dominant power in the late 1st century BC.

Ioana A. Oltean argues that Comosicus probably succeeded Cotiso at some point during the campaign of Marcus Vinicius in the Dacian area c.9 BC and ruled until 29 AD.