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ID:     591721
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     TROAS
City:     Ilium
Issuer:     Crispina
Date Ruled:     AD 177-183
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 28
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD Died 183
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     11.89 g
Obverse Legend:     KPICΠΣΙNA CEBACTH
Obverse Description:     Draped bust right
Reverse Legend:     ΙΛ−ΙΣ−ΩΝ
Reverse Description:     Ilos standing left, sacrificing bull before Athena Ilias standing right
Primary Reference:     Bellinger 199
Reference2:     SNG Cop 413 var. (reverse legend placement)
Reference3:     SNG VA -
Reference4:     BMC Troas, etc
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16424
Grade:     pg. 67, 67
Notes:     Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1721 VF, dark brown patina with sandy highlights Ilos was the legendary founder of Troy, which he named after his father, Tros. Ilos had followed a cow until it rested, and there built the city after having prayed for a sign that he had chosen the right spot. The sign that Zeus had provided was a statue that was sacred to Athena, the Palladium (Athena Ilias). Ilos built a temple to house the statue, and Troy was safe from foreign enemies as long as the Palladium remained within the city walls (Homer, Iliad 21.231-236; Apollodorus 3.12.2-3).