It was seized by the Roman general Marcus Lucullus but was soon restored to Thracian control. In 46 CE, the city was finally incorporated into the Roman Empire by emperor Claudius; it served as capital of the province of Thrace and gained city status in the late 1st century.
In 250 CE, the whole city was burned down by the Goths who were led by their ruler Cniva. Many of its citizens, 100,000 according to Ammianus Marcellinus, died or were taken captive. It took a century and hard work to recover the city. However, it was destroyed again by Attila's Huns in 441-442 AD and by the Goths of Teodoric Strabo in 471 AD.
Modern location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 4.15 g
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEIT, Dionysos standing left with kantharos and thyrsos.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.57 g
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Apollo naked, standing left by altar, holding patera and bow
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 9.25 g
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Ares (or Protesilaos) advancing left, holding shield
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Isis standing left, lotus on head, holding sistrum and situla; ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO_ΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.7 g
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Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; ΦIΛIΠΠ_OΠO_ΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.5 g
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, River-god reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae and resting on overturned urn, from which waters flow
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Ares standung left holding spear and shield; ΦIΛIΠΠO_ΠOΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.4 g
Reverse: athlete standing left, reaching into amphora for oil; ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKO / ΡΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.5 g
Reverse: veiled Demeter standing half left, holding torch in each hand; ΦIΛIΠΠO_Π_OΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.6 g