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Æ23 - Caracalla COL ALEXAN AVG
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic back-bust style typical of Alexandrian Troas coinage. The imperial effigy displays military dress with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The surrounding field carries a partial Latin legend reading ANTONINVS PIVS SE, distributed around the periphery. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show olive-brown patination consistent with a provincial bronze issue. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing to the right atop a short column or base, rendered in the rigid, archaic xoanon style characteristic of this well-known Troadic type. The deity bears a quiver over the shoulder, holds a patera in the extended right hand, and carries a bow in the left hand. A tripod is depicted to the right of the column, serving as a cult attribute. The colonial legend COL ALEXAN AVG is distributed around the field, identifying the issuing authority as the Roman colony of Alexandria Troas. |
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| Mint | Alexandria Troas |
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