Reverse inscription |
COL AVGO TRO |
Edition |
col(onia) Aug{o}<u>(sta) Tro(as)
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Translation |
The Augustan colony of the Troas, Alexandria |
Reverse design |
to left, cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, right, holding patera and bow; to right, bearded male figure (Alexander?), standing left, holding patera and sceptre; between them, lighted tripod entwined by serpent; above, eagle flying, right, holding bucranium in claws |
Die-links |
1–7: same pair of dies. 1–7: same obv. die as 444/1, 446/1–6, 447/1–2, 4, 449/1–2, 451/1–2, 452/1, 454/1–3, 5, 7, 11–15, 456/1–2, 458/1–3, 459/1–3, 463/1, 465/1–2, 466/1–3. 1–7: same rev. die as 470/1, 479A/1. |