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Æ24 - Commodus COL AVG TROA
| Uitgever | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Jaar | 180-183 |
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| Samenstelling | Bronze |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, seen from the rear, with the drapery fold of the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of the Troas mint. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Latin characters. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Alexandria Troas held the status of a Roman colonia — a distinction granted by Augustus and later reinforced — which gave it the right to issue civic bronze without direct imperial mint oversight. Commodus's early reign, roughly 180 to 183 AD, coincided with his still-favorable public image before the deterioration into megalomania that marked his later years; colonial issues from this window tend to reflect routine civic pride rather than the increasingly bizarre imperial cult iconography that dominates later Commodan bronzes.
The Conventus of Adramyteum was an administrative judicial district, and Alexandria Troas served as one of its principal cities. Its colonial bronzes circulated locally for market transactions and temple economies.