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Æ25 - Caracalla COL AVG TROAD
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Lupa Romana, the she-wolf of Rome, depicted standing to the right with head turned back to the left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus who are shown recumbent beneath her. The composition is a deliberate evocation of Rome's founding myth, emphasizing Alexandria Troas's status as a Roman colony. The colonial legend COL AVG TROAD arches above the group in the upper field, affirming the city's title as Colonia Augusta Troadensis. A ground line separates the figural group from the lower field. The die-cutting is in the robust, somewhat provincial style typical of Troas bronzes of the Severan era. |
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| Reverse lettering | COL AVG TROAD |
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