CONSTANTIVS II
Reigned: 337-361 A.D.
Heraclea
| HERACLEA (Eregli, Turkey - 40°14'N, 16°41'E) was originally known as "Perinthus" when it was founded about 600 BC by colonists from the island of Samos. It passed to Roman control in 133 BC as a part of Macedonia, and it became the capital of Thrace when that province was formed in 46 AD. Shortly before 292, when an imperial mint opened there, it changed its name to Heraclea, in honor of Maximian Herculius and its legendary founder Hercules. The city's fortunes suffered a slight decline after the founding of nearby Constantinople, but its mint remained active until the reign of Leo I (457-474). .(From MONETA, from www.numus.com) |
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AE3 (17mm) Struck 351-355ad Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO Soldier spearing fallen horseman, who reaches
back RIC VIII 90 |
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exergue.