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| Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). Troas. Alexandria Æ19 / Priests Ploughing |
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Attribution: RPC I 1656
Date: 27 BC-AD 14
Obverse: AVG, bare head of Augustus right
Reverse: Two priests ploughing right
Size: 18.91mm
Weight: 4.37 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: nearing VF. Over the years these have been attributed to both Parium in Mysia and Philippi in Macedon. RPC now attributes these to Alexandria in Troas because of research produced by Andrew Burnett and Katharina Martin in 'An early Imperial coinage from Alexandria Troas?', in Second International Congress on the History of Money and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World 5-8 January 2018; pp. 245-252.
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