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Æ25 - Caracalla COL AVG TROAD
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | M AVREL ANTONINVS P |
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| Mintage | ND (198-217) |
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Alexandria Troas was a Roman colony — Colonia Augusta Troadensis — planted on the Aegean coast at the site of the ancient city Antigoneia, refounded by Lysimachus and then reorganized under Augustus. Its colonial status meant it retained the right to issue autonomous bronze coinage well into the Severan period, a privilege jealously maintained and reflected in the COL AVG TROAD legend. The city sat on one of the principal sea routes between Rome and the eastern provinces, and its harbor made it a transit point of genuine strategic value.
The SNG von Aulock 1549 reference places this piece within a well-documented colonial sequence, though die matches across the Caracallan issues from this mint remain incompletely catalogued.