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Æ26 - Severus Alexander COL AVG TROA
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of the emperor Severus Alexander facing left, depicted in heroic military guise holding a spear in his right hand and a decorated round shield viewed from the front. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Roman provincial style, with the legend encircling the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Dionysiac scene depicting a drunken Heracles stumbling and advancing to the right, his weight supported by the god Pan standing before him to the left and by two Satyrs positioned behind him. The composition is lively and narrative in character, a subject popular in the provincial coinage of Alexandria Troas during the Severan period. The colonial legend is distributed across the field. |
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