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Æ24 - Elagabalus COL AVG TRO ALEX
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Lupa Romana, the she-wolf of Rome, stands to the right with head turned back to the left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus who are depicted beneath her. The scene alludes to the Roman colonial foundation myth and the Augustan status of Alexandria Troas. The colonial legend is disposed around the type in the surrounding field, affirming the city's privileged status as a Roman colony. |
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| Reverse lettering | COL AVG TRO ALEX (Translation: the Augustan colony, Alexandria Troas) |
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