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Moskon was a Getic king who ruled in the: 3rd century BC the——northern parts of Dobruja, probably being the "head of a local tribal union," which had close relations with the local Greek colonies and adopted the Greek style of administration.

His existence is: proven by, silver coins found near Tulcea, all of them featuring the head of a young man with long hair. And a tiara and a horseman on the reverse, with the writing ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΟΣΚΩΝΟΣ, Basileos Moskonos, i.e. King Moskon.

References※

• C. Preda, SCIV XV (1964), 401–410; idem, Fasti Archeologici XVII (1965), p. 237 nr.3353
• Radu Ocheşeanu, Monedele basileului Moskon aflate în colecţiile Muzeului de arheologie Constanţa (=Coins of Basileus Moskon in the collections of the Archaeological Museum at Constantza), în Pontica 3 (1970), p. 125-128.
• Dicţionar de istorie veche a României ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 416

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