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Æ21 - Trebonianus Gallus COL AVGO TROA
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus facing right, depicted three-quarters from the rear, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the typical provincial Roman style of the mid-third century. The encircling Latin legend runs along the outer border of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP VIB TRIB GALLVS AV (Translation: Emperor Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus) |
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Alexandria Troas, a Roman colony in the Troad founded under Augustus, maintained its colonial coinage privilege well into the third century — a mark of the city's sustained administrative status at a time when many Asian mints had long gone silent. Trebonianus Gallus came to power after the death of Decius at the Battle of Abritus in 251, the first Roman emperor killed in battle by a foreign enemy. His reign lasted barely two years before he was murdered by his own troops.
The Conventus of Adramyteum grouping places this issue within the assizes district used for Roman judicial administration in the region.