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Æ24 - Caracalla COL ALE (A) AVG
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Caracalla facing right, depicted in three-quarter front view, with curly hair beneath a laurel wreath and a paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The effigy exhibits the characteristic youthful yet authoritative portraiture associated with Caracalla's early reign issues from provincial mints. A partial legend encircles the bust in the field, rendered in Greek characters. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A horse standing and grazing to the right, with head lowered toward the ground line, rendered in profile in the local provincial style typical of Alexandria Troas coinage. The animal is depicted in a naturalistic posture with a flowing mane, standing on a faint exergual line. The colonial legend is distributed around the type in the field, referencing the Colonia status of Alexandria Troas. |
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