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Alexandria Troas, bronze coin — Horse grazing left (CN type 23226)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 235–238

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas, dated AD 235–238. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 23226 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Draped bust of Tyche with mural crown, right; behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV. Legend: CO ALEX TR. Reverse: Horse grazing left; behind it herdsman standing left, holding pedum; to the right tree. Legend: CO[..] TRO[..]. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 4.58 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 21.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Bellinger, Troy: the coins, Princeton 1961, nr. A489.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Alexandria Troas was an ancient Greek city located on the Aegean Sea in the region historically known as the Troad, situated near the northern tip of the western coast of Turkey. Operating as an urban issuing authority during the Roman Imperial Period, the city struck civic bronze coinage such as this piece between AD 235 and 238.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.58 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
Horse grazing left; behind it herdsman standing left, holding pedum; to the right tree.
Obverse legend
CO ALEX TR
Reverse legend
CO[...] TRO[...]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23226
Type corpus identifier
CN type 23226

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