Alexandria Troas, bronze (CN type 19353)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19353. Obverse: Draped bust of Tyche with mural crown, right; behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV. Reverse: Eagle flying right, holding bucranium.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21.1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.71 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped bust of Tyche with mural crown, right; behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV.
- Reverse type
- Eagle flying right, holding bucranium.
- Obverse legend
- CO ALEX TRO
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TRO
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19353
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19353
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
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