THRACE, Perinthus. Octavia, first wife of Nero. Augusta, 54-62 AD. Æ 27mm (10.35 gm, 12h).
OKTAOUIA SEBASTH, diademed and draped bust right /
HRA PERINQIWN, cult statue of Hera of Samos left, holding filleted patera. Schönert-Geiss 255; RPC I 1755; Varbanov 3694. EF, smooth olive green patina. Very rare (only seven specimens cited by Schönert-Geiss).
The trading center of Perinthus was founded by colonists from Samos around 600 BC, and the cult of Samian Hera was established in the city also. Perinthus became the second most important trading emporium in Thrace, after Byzantium.
