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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Hadrianopolis| > RP69751
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Hadrianopolis, Thrace
|Hadrianopolis|, |Septimius| |Severus,| |9| |April| |193| |-| |4| |February| |211| |A.D.,| |Hadrianopolis,| |Thrace|, Hadrian refounded a Thracian tribal capital, changed its name to Hadrianopolis, developed it, adorned it with monuments, and made it the capital of the Roman province. The city is Edirne, Turkey today. From ancient times, the area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 16 major battles or sieges. Military historian John Keegan identifies it as "the most contested spot on the globe" and attributes this to its geographical location. Licinius was defeated there by Constantine I in 323, and Valens was killed by the Goths during the Battle of Adrianople in 378.
RP69751. Bronze AE 20, Apparently unpublished; Jurukova -, Varbanov -, Moushmov -, SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, Lindgren -, F, green patina, a little rough, Hadrianopolis mint, weight 3.792g, maximum diameter 20.3mm, die axis 180o, 9 Apr 193 - 4 Feb 211 A.D.; obverse AV K Λ CEΠT - [CEVHPOC Π] (or similar), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AΔPIANO-ΠOΛITΩN, Cybele enthroned left, throne flanked by two lions, kalathos on head, patera in right hand, resting left forearm on drum; extremely rare, we were unable to find another example, possibly unique(?), from the Butte College Foundation; ex Lindgren; SOLD










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