Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius COL AVG TROAD (TROAD in wrong order in field)
Features
| Issuer |
Alexandria Troas
(Conventus of Adramyteum)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 179 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 8.86 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 538816 |
| References | RPC Online IV.2# 22 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful with whiskers) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Lettering: COMMODO CAE AV GER
Unabridged legend: Commodo Caesari Augusto Germanico
Translation: to Commodus Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Reverse
To left, cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, right, holding patera and bow; to right, Alexander standing on short column, left, holding patera over lighted altar; above, eagle flying, right, holding bucranium in claws
Lettering: COL AVG TROAD (TROAD in wrong order in field)
Unabridged legend: coloniae Augustae Troadis
Translation: of the Augustan colony of the Troad
Comments
Bellinger A 189
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (179) | |||||||||||||||
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