Æ23 - Caracalla COL ALE (A (N) AVG

Features

Issuer	Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Emperor	Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	198-217
Composition	Bronze
Weight	7.44 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 539117
References	RPC Online V.2# 957 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.2 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Bithynia-Pontus and Asia. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press.

Obverse

Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS A(V)

Unabridged legend: Antoninus Pius Augustus

Translation: Antoninus Pius Augustus

Reverse

She-wolf standing left, head right, feeding twins

Lettering: COL ALEX(A)(N) AVG

Unabridged legend: colonia Alexandria Augusta

Translation: colony of Alexandria Augusta

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (198-217)

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