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COELA
Coela was an ancient town in the southern part of Chersonesos Thraciae, a peninsula near the Dardanelles. From the 4th century B.C. it issued gold and silver coins with the bust of Alexander III (336 – 323 B.C.)
At the beginning of the 2nd century it received the right to struck Greek Imperial coins and exercised this right for about 150 years.
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ELAEOS
Elaeos was an ancient town in the southern part of Chersonesos Thraciae, a peninsula near the Dardanelles. Founded in about the 4th century B.C., silver coins were struck there until the Imperial period.
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SESTOS
Sestos was an ancient town on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont (now Dardanelles) opposite Abydos (in present-day Turkey). It was the scene of the story of Hero and Leander. It was there that Xerxes entered Thrace on his invasion of Greece, crossing the Hellespont on a bridge of boats. The city was later controlled by Athens and remained important in Roman times, but declined after the founding of Byzantium (now Istanbul).
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