RPC IX, 500

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 500
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Uncertain
Issue Style 3 (Gallus and/or Valerian)
Obverse inscription CO ALEX TR
Edition colonia Alexandria Troas co(lonia) Alex(andria) Tr(oas)
Translation the colony of Alexandria Troas
Obverse design draped bust of Tyche, right; behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV
Reverse inscription COL AL, TROAD
Edition coloniae Augustae Troadis col(oniae) Au(gustae) Troad(is)
Translation of the colony Alexandria Troas
Reverse design drunken Hercules stumbling right, being held up by satyr standing behind him; to either side, satyr standing in support
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.80 g
Axis 6
Reference Bellinger A485
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Note This reverse exists for Valerian
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 213
2 2     B: 18318344, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer