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Æ25 - Maximinus COL ALE TROAD
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus Thrax facing right, portrayed in three-quarter view from the rear, a presentation characteristic of the Severan provincial coinage of Alexandria Troas. The effigy displays military attire with visible pauldron detailing, reflecting the emperor's martial identity. The surrounding legend reads IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AV, rendered in Latin capitals along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the goddess of victory, stands facing upon a globe, her wings partially spread, raising a smaller globe aloft with both hands above her head. The figure is rendered in a frontal stance with drapery falling to the feet, conveying a sense of divine triumph befitting a colonial civic issue. The reverse legend COL ALE TROAD is disposed around the field in Latin capitals, identifying the issuing colony of Alexandria Troas. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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