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Æ25 - Augustus and Caligula ΘΕΑ ΡΩΜΗ ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ ΙΛΙ
| Issuer | Ilium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ilium — the city built atop the ruins of Troy — occupied a uniquely sentimental position in Roman imperial ideology. The Julian family traced its divine lineage through Aeneas directly to the site, making Ilium less a provincial backwater than a living dynastic myth. This coin was struck during Caligula's reign, almost certainly in connection with the privileges and honors Rome periodically extended to the city in recognition of that ancestral link. The pairing of Augustus with the divine Rome and the Sacred Senate reflects a moment when Caligula was still performing the role of dutiful Julio-Claudian heir.