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Æ22 - Commodus COL AVG TROAD

Issuer	Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Year	180-183
Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Laureate, cuirassed, and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus, with short to medium-length beard, facing right and seen from the rear. The legend encircling the bust reads IMP CA M AVR COMMOD AVG in Latin characters. The portrait reflects the official imperial iconography of the early reign of Commodus, consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Troad region.
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Reverse description	Apollo depicted standing, facing the viewer, holding a laurel branch in one hand and a patera in the other, with his arm resting upon a lyre that is supported by a small votive statue or column. The composition reflects the Apolline cult prominent at Alexandria Troas, where Apollo Smintheus was a principal deity. The colonial legend COL AVG TROAD is distributed around the field, identifying the issuing city as Colonia Augusta Troas.
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