Macedon, Stobi
Julia Domna. Augusta 193-217 CE
Æ 21mm, 5,68g
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right
Rev: STOBEN MVNICIPI , Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm
Varbanov-3923; Kuzmanovic-283; cf. Josifovski-154/96
Stobi was originally a town of Paeonia, then was conquered by Macedon. Coinage however, doesn’t appear to have occurred until Roman times, when it was the capital of Macedonia Salutaris.
Much of the ancient ruins have been excavated.
217 BCE
Paeonia, including Stobi, is annexed to Macedon by Philip V
388 CE
Emperor Theodosius I stays at Stobi
479 CE
Stobi sacked by Theodoric
518 CE
Stobi destroyed by a powerful earthquake