Alexandria Troas, bronze (CN type 20071)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
176-268 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas dated 176-268 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20071. Obverse: Turreted bust of Tyche, right. Reverse: Horse grazing right on ground-line.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.5–21.1 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Turreted bust of Tyche, right.
- Reverse type
- Horse grazing right on ground-line.
- Obverse legend
- COL TRO
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TRO
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20071
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20071
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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