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Perinthos, Thrace

Perinthos an ancient Ionian colony from Samos, was situated between Bisanthe and Selymbria, on the northern shore of the Propontis. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In Roman times it was called Heraclea Thraciae (or Heraclea Perinthus). Today it is Marmara Ereglisi in the European part of Turkey.

Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Perinthus|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||AE| |26|NEW
Plotina was Trajan's wife, married to him before he became emperor. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. Marciana was Trajan's eldest sister and the mother of Matidia. She was an accomplished woman who lost her husband before her brother's succession. Matidia lived as a widow with Plotina and they were united by the tenderest and most uninterrupted friendship. Both were awarded the title Augusta at the same time in 105. Marciana died c. 112 - 114. Plotina died in 129 A.D.
RP114399. Bronze AE 26, Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 367; RPC Online III 708.1; Varbanov III 83 (R7); Lischine 746; BMC Thrace, p. 149, 20 var. (legends), aF, well centered, rough green patina,, weight 11.932 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis oo, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 109 - 112 A.D.; obverse AY NEPA TRAIANOC KAI CE ΓE ΔA (starting upper right, Imperator Nerva Traianus Caesar Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, right with paludamentum; reverse ΠΛΩTINA CEBACTH ΠEPINΘIΩN (starting above, Plotina Augusta, Perinthos), draped bust of Plotina right, with elaborate high hairstyle and wearing stephane; first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; scarce; $130.00 SALE PRICE $117.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Perinthus|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||AE| |20|NEW
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia.
RP114400. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online III 700.3 (same dies), Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 349 corr. (obv. leg.), Varbanov III 59 var. (obv. leg.), aVF, full legends, green patina, light earthen deposits, a few shallow pits, weight 5.835 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 102 - 8/9 Aug 117 A.D.; obverse AYTOK NEP TPAIANOC CEBA ΓP Δ (NE & AN ligate, Imperator Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate head right; reverse ΠEPIN-ΘIΩN, Dionysus standing half left, wreathed in ivy, nude but for chlamys on shoulders and boots, pouring from kantharos in right hand, thyrsus vertical behind in left hand, flaming altar at feet left, six-pointed star upper left; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Perinthos, Thrace, c. 217 - 200 B.C.

|Perinthus|, |Perinthos,| |Thrace,| |c.| |217| |-| |200| |B.C.||AE| |21|
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself.
GB113945. Bronze AE 21, Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 49, HGC 3.2 1620 (R1), SNG Cop 722 var. (monogram left), F, green patina, weight 6.996 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 0o, Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, c. 217 - 200 B.C.; obverse Jugate heads of Serapis and Isis right, Sarapis laureate and wearing the atef crown, Isis draped and wearing the basileion of Isis; reverse Apis bull standing left, ΠEPIN/ΘIΩN in two lines above and in exergue, conjoined foreparts of two horses below bull, no monogram; rare; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00
 


Faustina Junior, Augusta 146 - Winter 175/176 A.D., Wife of Marcus Aurelius, Perinthus, Thrace

|Perinthus|, |Faustina| |Junior,| |Augusta| |146| |-| |Winter| |175/176| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Marcus| |Aurelius,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||AE| |27|
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia.
RP111715. Bronze AE 27, RPC Online IV.1 T8666 (10 spec.); Schönert Perinthos pl. 24, 436; BMC Thrace p. 15, 25; Varbanov III 140, F, centered on a broad flan, dark brown tone, porosity, a few scattered pits, weight 6.523 g, maximum diameter 27.0 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, obverse ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust of Faustina II right, hair waved and coiled on back of head; reverse ΠEPINΘIΩN, Homonoia standing slightly left, head left, wearing kalathos, patera in right hand over altar to left, cornucopia in left hand; $60.00 SALE PRICE $54.00
 










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