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Æ24 - Caracalla COL ALEXAND AVG
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Weight | 7.02 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A horse standing and grazing to the right, its head lowered toward the ground in a naturalistic pose, a well-known civic type associated with the colonial coinage of Alexandria Troas. The colonial legend COL ALEXAND AVG is distributed across the field and around the periphery, referencing the city's status as a Roman colony under Augustan foundation. The type alludes to the sacred horses of the Troad, which were closely associated with the city's identity and religious traditions. The overall execution reflects the characteristic provincial die-cutting style of the Troas region. |
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Alexandria Troas held the status of a Roman colonia — likely formalized under Augustus, with the title reinforced under later emperors — which granted it the right to strike autonomous bronze coinage using colonial formulae. Caracalla's reign saw renewed imperial attention to the Troad region, partly due to his well-documented obsession with Alexander the Great, whose legendary associations with the area made it politically expedient to favor the city.
The conventus of Adramyteum administered a stretch of the northwest Anatolian coast where Alexandria Troas functioned as the dominant port, and colonial bronzes from this mint show considerable die-link complexity across the Severan period.