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Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 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.RP96946. Bronze AE 26, Jurukova Hadrianopolis 536 (V237/R522), Varbanov II 3760 (R4) corr. (obv. leg.), BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, SNG Hunt -, F, brown tone, a little rough, central cavity on obverse, Hadrianopolis (Edirne, Turkey) mint, weight 7.805g, maximum diameter 25.9mm, die axis 0o, 29 Jul 238 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC A/G (AVG ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AΔPIANOΠOΛEIT,ΩN (last two letters in exergue), city gate flanked by two round battlement towers with conical roofs, no doors, four ramparts between towers; SOLD
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