Hadrianopolis was an important settlement in Thrace, refounded as Hadrianopolis by emperor Hadrian who also made it the capital of the Roman province of Thrace.
Licinius was defeated there by Constantine I in 323, and Emperor Valens was killed by the Goths in 378 during the Battle of Adrianople (378). In 1369, the city was conquered by the Ottoman sultan Murad I. He renamed it "Edirne".
The city remained the Ottoman capital for 84 years until 1453, when Mehmed II moved the capital to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Edirne is famed for its many mosques, domes, minarets, and palaces from the Ottoman period.
Licinius was defeated there by Constantine I in 323, and Emperor Valens was killed by the Goths in 378 during the Battle of Adrianople (378). In 1369, the city was conquered by the Ottoman sultan Murad I. He renamed it "Edirne".
The city remained the Ottoman capital for 84 years until 1453, when Mehmed II moved the capital to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Edirne is famed for its many mosques, domes, minarets, and palaces from the Ottoman period.
Modern location: Edirne, Turkey
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Caracalla
An
AE
unit
struck 211-217 AD
in
Hadrianopolis (Thracia)
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right from behind; AVT K M AVP CEP_ANTΩNEINOC
Reverse: Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia; AΔPIANOΠO_Λ_EITΩN
Diameter:
26 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.4 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.4 g
No notes for this coin
Moushmov 2620
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Commodus
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AE
Uncertain
struck 177-192 AD
in
Hadrianopolis (Thracia)
Obverse: AV KAI Λ AV KOMOΔOC - Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus facing right
Reverse: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ - Commodus on horseback facing right, holding spear
Diameter:
-
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
No notes for this coin
Varbanov 3272
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Gordian III
An
AE
unit
struck 238-244 AD
in
Hadrianopolis (Thracia)
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right from behind; AVT K M ANT_ΓOPΔIANOC (AVΓ)
Reverse: advancing left, holding torch with two hands; AΔPIANOΠ_O_ΛEITΩN
Diameter:
25.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.92 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.92 g
No notes for this coin
Varbanov 4039; Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 463 (V 230/R 449)
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Gordian III
An
AE
unit
struck 238-244 AD
in
Hadrianopolis (Thracia)
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right from behind; AVT K M ANT__ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ
Reverse: Serapis half left, modius on head, rising hand, holding scepter; AΔPIAN_O_ΠO_ΛEIT(ΩN)
Diameter:
24 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.7 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.7 g
No notes for this coin
Varbanov II 3842 - 3843