Thrace,Hadrianopolis
Caracalla 198-217 CE
Æ 26mm, 8.65g
AYT K M AYP CEY ANTΩNEINOC Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind.
Rev. AΔPIANOΠΟΛEITΩN Herakles standing front, resting right on club set on ground and holding lion skin in his left hand.
Jurukova 342. Varbanov 3537
Hadrianopolis in Thrace is modern day Edirne, Turkey, which lies close to the Bulgarian border. It was the second capital of the Ottoman Empire from the 1360’s to 1453, after which Constantinople became the capital. As the name indicates, it was founded by Hadrian, and is among many cities that bore his name. The city was the site of many battles.
324 CE
July 3
July 3
Licinius is soundly defeated by Constantine the Great at the Battle of Hadrianople.