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Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 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.RP99994. Bronze AE 27, Jurukova Hadrianopolis 369/2 (V186/R358); Varbanov II 3512 (same dies) (R6); cf. Moushmov 2634 (l.d.c.); SNG Hunterian -; BMC Thrace -, VF, near centered, green patina, earthen deposits, bumps, scratches, central depressions, Hadrianopolis (Edirne, Turkey) mint, weight 12.891g, maximum diameter 27.3mm, die axis 0o, c. 210 - 8 Apr 217 A.D.; obverse AVT K M AYP CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right; reverse AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Caracalla on horse rearing right, preparing to hurl spear at fallen enemy to lower right, soldier behind horse standing right; SOLD
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