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Æ22 - Caracalla COL ALEX AVG
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | M AVR ANTONINVS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Alexandria Troas held colonial status under Rome from the time of Augustus, but it was under the Severan dynasty that the city's mint became genuinely productive. Caracalla had particular interest in the Troad — he was a devoted admirer of Alexander the Great and made a point of visiting the region, reportedly reenacting Achilles' funeral rites at Troy. The colonial abbreviation COL ALEX AVG on this issue reflects the city's formal title, Colonia Alexandria Augusta, a designation that carried real legal and fiscal privileges distinguishing it from ordinary provincial cities.
Bronze issues from Alexandria Troas in this period circulated locally within the Adramyteum conventus and rarely traveled far.