Cyrrhestica, Beroea
Trajan 98-117 CE
Æ 25mm, 11.68g, 12h
Laureate head r.
R/ BEPOI/AIωN above Γ; all within wreath
Butcher 5; RPC III 3429
Beroea was located at the site of modern day Aleppo, Syria. Occupied since 8000 BCE, it continues to be a major city in the area. Beroea itself was founded by Seleukos Nikator sometime between 301 and 286 BCE.
286 BCE
Beroea is founded by Seleukos I Nikator.
88 BCE
Beroea is taken by Tigranes the Great and becomes part of Armenia.