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Augusta Traiana, Thrace

Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria today) was founded by Trajan, c. 106 A.D. During 2nd - 3rd century A.D., it was the second largest city in Roman Thrace, after Philippopolis, and was fortified by strong walls. The city struck bronze coins from the time of Marcus Aurelius to the reign of Gallienus.

Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Geta,| |209| |-| |c.| |26| |December| |211| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |30|
Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria today) was founded by Trajan, c. 106 A.D. During 2nd - 3rd century A.D., it was the second largest city in Roman Thrace, after Philippopolis, and was fortified by strong walls. The city struck bronze coins from the time of Marcus Aurelius to Gallienus.
RB72359. Copper AE 30, Varbanov 1353 (R7) var. (also with two trees on rev), Moushmov -, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, Lindgren -, aF, rough, weight 12.720 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 180o, Augusta Traiana mint, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria); obverse AVT K Π CEΠT-MIOC ΓETA, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, wall with three towers on a hill, river god Istrus reclining left on waves below, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs with end draped over left arm, reeds in left hand, left elbow resting on urn from which water flows; very rare; SOLD


The Coins of Augusta Traiana

|Roman| |Books|, |The| |Coins| |of| |Augusta| |Traiana|
872 photographed coins.
BK20310. The Coins of Augusta Traiana by M. Minokova , Stara Zagora, 2015, in Bulgarian, hardcover, cover wear, 229 pages, illustrated; SOLD


Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Laodicea ad Lycus, Phrygia

|Laodicea| |ad| |Lycus|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.,| |Laodicea| |ad| |Lycus,| |Phrygia||AE| |15|
In 363 A.D., the Council of Laodicea, a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor, decided the doctrine of the Christian church and the contents of the Bible. They also formally renounced the Sabbath, on Saturday, and instituted a new Lord's Day, on Sunday.
RP82996. Leaded bronze AE 15, RPC I 2896, SNG Cop 553, gF, weight 3.093 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Lycus (near Denizli, Turkey) mint, c. 10 B.C.; obverse ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right; reverse ΛAOΔIKEΩN ΣΩΣΘENHΣ, Zeus Laodiceus standing left holding eagle and scepter, wreath containing Z and N-Ω in the left field; SOLD


Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Caracalla,| |28| |January| |198| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |30|
Asklepios was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman named Coronis. Apollo killed Coronis for being unfaithful but rescued the unborn Asklepios from her womb. Apollo carried the baby to the centaur Chiron who raised Asclepius and instructed him in the art of medicine. In return for some kindness, a snake taught him secret knowledge of healing. Asclepius became so proficient as a healer that he surpassed both Chiron and his father, Apollo. Asclepius was even able to evade death and to bring the dead back to life. Zeus killed him to restore balance to the human population but later resurrected Asclepios as a god to prevent a feud with Apollo. Zeus instructed Asclepios to never revive the dead without his approval.
RP39123. Bronze AE 30, Varbanov II 1079, aVF, weight 15.912 g, maximum diameter 29.8 mm, die axis 30o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AVT K M AVP CEVHP ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust right; reverse AYΓOYCTHC TPAIANHC, Asklepios standing half-left, resting elbow on column, serpent-entwined staff in right; large bronze; SOLD


Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Caracalla,| |28| |January| |198| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |31|
Demeter in Greek mythology is the goddess of grain and fertility, the pure; nourisher of the youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death; and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, dated to about the seventh century B.C. she is invoked as the "bringer of seasons," a subtle sign that she was worshiped long before she was made one of the Olympians. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries that also predated the Olympian pantheon.
RP39117. Bronze AE 31, Varbanov II 1107, gF, weight 17.334 g, maximum diameter 30.7 mm, die axis 180o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AVT K M AVP CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right; reverse AYΓOYCTHC TPAIANHC, Demeter standing left, veiled, holding phiale and long torch, at feet cista mystica from which serpent emerges; nicely centered large bronze; SOLD


Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Lucius| |Verus,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |February| |169| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |19|
The Greeks and Romans did not view snakes as evil creatures but rather as symbols and tools for healing and fertility. Asclepius, the son of Apollo and Koronis, learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.
RP51098. Bronze AE 19, Varbanov II 910, Schönert-Geiss MATT 98, gF, green patina, weight 4.499 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 0o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AV KAI Λ AVPEΛIOC OVEΠOC, laureate head right; reverse AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, coiled serpent (the snake Agathodaimon); SOLD


Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Geta,| |209| |-| |c.| |26| |December| |211| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |19|
A crescent with horns up with a star or stars above and within probably represents a solar eclipse.
RP56063. Bronze AE 19, Varbanov II 1264, AMNG II 407, aVF, nice green patina, weight 3.387 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, as caesar, 197 - 209 A.D.; obverse Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AYΓ TPAIANHC, crescent and three stars; rare; SOLD


Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Geta,| |209| |-| |c.| |26| |December| |211| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |19|
Geta and his older brother Caracalla pledged to their dying father, Septimius Severus, they would rule together. But each had a rival faction and vied for supremacy. Pretending reconciliation, Caracalla scheduled a meeting at their mother's house where instead Geta was murdered, dying in his mother's arms.
RP35854. Bronze AE 19, Varbanov II 1273, VF, weight 3.544 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 0o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, obverse Λ CEΠTI ΓETAC K, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse AVΓOV TPAIANHC, basket with fruit; rare; SOLD


Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Italica, Hispania Baetica

|Roman| |Hispania|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.,| |Italica,| |Hispania| |Baetica||provincial| |as|
RB36499. Copper provincial as, RPC I 61, SNG Cop 415, F, weight 10.775 g, maximum diameter 27.0 mm, die axis 180o, Italica (near Santiponce, Spain mint, obverse [PERM AVG MVNIC ITAL], bare head right; reverse ROMA, Roma standing left holding spear, shield behind; scarce; SOLD


Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Augusta Traiana, Thrace

|Augusta| |Traiana|, |Geta,| |209| |-| |c.| |26| |December| |211| |A.D.,| |Augusta| |Traiana,| |Thrace||AE| |20|
Nemesis, the winged balancer of life, is the goddess of revenge, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers. She distributes fortune, good or bad, in due proportion to each according to what is deserved. She holds a lorum, a long scarf worn by Roman magistrates, to symbolize her authority as judge, and holds a cubit rule to measure each man's just deserts.
RP29054. Bronze AE 20, Varbanov II 1183 var. (obv. legend), aVF, weight 4.502 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) mint, 209 - c. 26 Dec 211 A.D.; obverse Λ CEΠTIM ΓETAC KA, draped bust right; reverse AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, Nemesis standing left, raising right hand to shoulder, lorum and cubit-rule in left hand; rare; SOLD




  




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REFERENCES

Corpus Nummorum Thracorum - http://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/
Lindgren, H. Ancient Greek Bronze Coins. (Quarryville, 1993).
Lindgren, H. Ancient Greek Bronze Coins: European Mints. (San Mateo, 1989).
Minokova, M. "Supplementum at the coinage of Augusta Traiana" in Kongress Berlin 1997, pp. 703-705.
Minokova, M. The Coins of Augusta Traiana. (Stara Zagora, 2015).
Mionnet, T. Description de Médailles antiques grecques et romaines, Supplement 2: Thrace. (Paris, 1822).
Moushmov, N. Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula. (1912).
Münzer, F. & M. Strack. Die antiken Münzen von Thrakien, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. II. (Berlin, 1912).
Poole, R. ed. A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, The Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, etc. (London, 1877).
RPC Online - http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/
Schönert-Geiss, E. Die Münzprägung von Augusta Traiana und Traianopolis. (Berlin, 1991).
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Denmark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Vol. 2: Macedonia and Thrace. (West Milford, NJ, 1982).
Varbanov, I. Greek Imperial Coins And Their Values, Vol. II: Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia). (Bourgas, Bulgaria, 2005).

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