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Æ24 - Caracalla COL ALEXAN AVG
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla facing right, depicted from the rear in three-quarter view, a convention typical of provincial bronze coinage from the Troad region. The effigy displays characteristic military attire with visible pauldron detail. The surrounding legend reads M AV ANTONINVS PIVS AV in Latin characters, arranged around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Standing cult statue of Apollo Smintheus depicted in right profile, positioned atop a short decorative column, with a quiver visible over the deity's shoulder. The figure holds a patera in the extended right hand and a bow in the left, attributes emblematic of this local Troad cult. A tripod, a symbol of Apollo's prophetic and sacred function, stands to the right of the column. The encircling colonial legend COL ALEXAN AVG identifies the issuing city of Alexandria Troas with its Augustan colonial status. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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