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Æ18 - Trajan Decius COL AVGV, TRO
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan Decius facing right, portrayed in three-quarter rear view, with the laureate wreath and military paludamentum visible. The surrounding field carries the imperial titulature legend. The portrait is rendered in the typical mid-third-century provincial style, with bold, if somewhat coarsely engraved, facial features characteristic of the Alexandrian Troas civic mint. |
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| Reverse description | A horse depicted grazing, moving to the right with head lowered toward the ground, rendered in a compact provincial style typical of the Alexandria Troas civic coinage. The animal's musculature is summarily but recognizably engraved. The colonial mint legend is distributed around the field. This iconic reverse type of a grazing horse is a hallmark device of the colonial coinage of Alexandria Troas, evoking the city's association with equestrian traditions. |
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| Reverse lettering | COL AVGV, TRO (Translation: the Augustan colony of the Troad) |
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