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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2805447, member: 42773"]A couple of types of <b>Alexandria</b> (sometimes spelled Alexandreia), Troas have already been posted. I'll add a pseudo-autonomous type, issued during the reign of Gallienus. Although the city enjoyed a great deal of self determination during this period, it was nevertheless a Roman colony - notice the reverse legend COL AVG TROA.</p><p><br /></p><p>These civic issues present a very interesting interpretation of Tyche, only nominally similar to classical Greek models. This Tyche appears on several different types, and looks very similar on all of them. It makes me wonder if a specific person was used as a model, perhaps some local princess. This is the type with Marsyas on the reverse, standing on a pedestal with a wineskin over his shoulder. He is raising his right hand and appears to be imploring someone for something. Perhaps he is challenging Apollo to their famous musical duel, or perhaps he's begging the god to spare his life after losing the duel...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2805447, member: 42773"]A couple of types of [B]Alexandria[/B] (sometimes spelled Alexandreia), Troas have already been posted. I'll add a pseudo-autonomous type, issued during the reign of Gallienus. Although the city enjoyed a great deal of self determination during this period, it was nevertheless a Roman colony - notice the reverse legend COL AVG TROA. These civic issues present a very interesting interpretation of Tyche, only nominally similar to classical Greek models. This Tyche appears on several different types, and looks very similar on all of them. It makes me wonder if a specific person was used as a model, perhaps some local princess. This is the type with Marsyas on the reverse, standing on a pedestal with a wineskin over his shoulder. He is raising his right hand and appears to be imploring someone for something. Perhaps he is challenging Apollo to their famous musical duel, or perhaps he's begging the god to spare his life after losing the duel... [ATTACH=full]655236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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