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Æ26 - Caracalla COL AVG TROA

Issuer Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Year 198-217
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description The she-wolf (lupa), the founding symbol of Rome, depicted standing to the right with her head turned back to the left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus beneath her. The twins are shown below the wolf's belly in the canonical Capitoline Wolf pose, evoking Alexandria Troas's Roman colonial identity and its proud status as a Roman colonia. The colonial legend COL AVG TROA arcs around the upper field, while a ground line is visible beneath the figures. The design is boldly struck in the provincial manner, with the reverse image in relatively high relief against the rough flan.
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