Derrones

The letters used in the coins are Greek, although this does not prove that the Derrones spoke the same language as their southern neighbours.

The first theory claims that they should be placed in the central Balkans, in the northern part of North Macedonia (at the Upper Strymon valley), while the second theory considers that this tribe, at least at the time of the striking of the inscribed coins (i.e. early 5th century), was based in an area further to the south.

), Coins and mints in Macedonia": in Proceedings of the symposium held in honor of the 80th birthday and 50th anniversary of the scholarly and educational work of Ksente Bogoev, member of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences / [Cvetan Grozdanov, editor; translated by Elizabeta Bakovska, Katerina Hristovska].

Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, 2001, pp.

Examination of the Circulation through the Coin Hoards", Themelion.24 papers in Honor of Professor Petros Themelis from his students and colleagues, Athens 2013