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Æ23 - Commodus COL AVG TROAD
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 180-183 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A horse depicted grazing to the right occupies the central field, its head lowered toward the ground in a naturalistic pose evoking the celebrated sacred horses of Alexandria Troas. Behind the horse stands the herdsman Orodes, a local mythological figure, facing right and gazing downward, holding a pedum (shepherd's crook) in his hand. To the left of the composition, a tree is rendered schematically, providing a pastoral setting. The colonial legend is distributed around the reverse field. The overall composition is characteristic of the distinctive local coinage tradition celebrating the mythological heritage of the Troad region. |
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| Reverse lettering | COL AVG TROAD |
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