A Greek colony named Callatis was
founded in the 6th century BC by the city of Heraclea Pontica. Its first silver
coinage was minted approximately 350 BC. In 72 BC, Callatis was conquered by
the Roman general Lucullus and was assigned to the Roman province of Moesia
Inferior. Throughout the 2nd century AD, the city built defensive
fortifications and the minting of coinage under the Roman emperors Septimius
Severus and Caracalla continued. Callatis suffered multiple invasions in the
3rd century AD but recovered in the 4th century AD to regain its status as an
important
