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Roman Provincial: Troas-Alexandria


Gallienus, AE As, 3rd Century AD, Troas-Alexandria
IMP LICI-GALLIENV
laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
COL AVG
Horse feeding right
TRO in exergue
19mm x 20mm, 4.91g
Bellinger A451
Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Ex Colosseum Coin Exchange, June 1986

Anonymous Issue (Possibly Gallienus alone), AE As, 3rd Century AD, Troas-Alexandria, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy
COL-TROA
Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, legionary vexillum with AVG behind
COL AVG
Horse feeding right
TRO in exergue
21mm x 23mm, 6.72g
Bellinger A486

Anonymous Issue (Possibly Gallienus alone), AE As, 3rd Century AD, Troas-Alexandria, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy
CO_L TROA
Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, legionary vexillum with AV/G on banner behind
C_OL AV TRO
Eagle flying right, severed head of sacrificial bull in its claws
20mm x 21mm, 4.50g
Bellinger A490

'The eagle carrying a bull's head, which is a common occurrence from now [Commodus Caesar] on, must refer to a foundation legend, like that told of Antioch on the Orontes, of an eagle carrying part of a sacrificial animal to the spot where the new city was destined to rise.' A. R. Bellinger, Troy: The Coins, Princeton 1961, reprint Sanford Durst 1979, p. 106.

Valerian I, AE As, 253-260, Alexandria Troas, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy.  IMP LIC VALERIANVCA  Laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.  COL AVG | TRO  Horse feeding right.  Bellinger A436.

Anonymous Issue (Possibly Gallienus alone), AE As, 3rd Century AD, Alexandria Troas, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy.  CO_L TROA  Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, Legionary vexillum with AVG behind.  COL AVG Horse feeding right  TRO in exergue.  Bellinger A486.

Anonymous Issue (Possibly Gallienus alone), AE As, 3rd Century AD, Alexandria Troas, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy.  CO_L TROA  Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, Legionary vexillum with AVG behind.  COL AVG | TRO  Horse feeding right, tree behind.  Bellinger A487.

Anonymous Issue (Possibly Gallienus alone), AE As, 3rd Century AD, Alexandria Troas, Northwest Asia Minor (Turkey), near Troy.  CO_L TROA  Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, Legionary vexillum with AVG behind.  COL AVG | TRO  She-wolf standing right, suckling Remus and Romulus.  Bellinger A495.