Severus Alexander – Hand-Struck Copper Medallion Replica (Perinthus)
$ 48.88
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia. DESIGN: Obverse side Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Legend: AV K M AYΡ CEY AΛEΞANΔΡOC Reverse side Wheel of the Zodiac; in centre, Zeus seated facing, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at his feet; to upper left, Helios right in quadriga, with crescent moon above; to upper right, Selene left in biga of bulls, with star above, at Zeus’s feet recline Gaia, holding cornucopiae, and Thessala, holding rudder Legend: ΠEΡIN-ΘIWN-B NE-WKO-ΡWN-IWNWN A perfect choice for Numismatists, Historians, Military Veterans, Collectors.
