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Æ23 - Commodus COL AVG TROAD
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 180-183 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus, with short to medium beard, facing right and seen from the rear. The legend encircles the effigy, reading IMP CAI M AVR COMMOD AVG (with the sic notation reflecting the irregular spelling of CAI for CAE). The portrait displays the characteristic style of provincial bronze coinage struck at Alexandria Troas during the early reign of Commodus. |
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| Reverse description | A cult statue of the satyr Marsyas depicted standing in the nude upon a rectangular base, facing right, with his right arm raised aloft and his left hand holding a wineskin draped over his shoulder. This well-known image of the Marsyas statue type, closely associated with Roman colonies as a symbol of civic libertas, is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Alexandria Troas coinage. The colonial legend COL AVG TROAD appears in the field around the central device, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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