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Æ21 - Valerian and Gallienus
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed imperial bust facing right, depicted in three-quarter rear view, presenting the characteristic back-facing portrait type employed at Alexandria Troas during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus. The effigy displays the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder and the segmented cuirass, consistent with the military iconography of the mid-third century provincial coinage. A circumferential Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo standing to the right in the field, his figure rendered in the classical provincial style, facing a tall tripod placed before him. The god is depicted in the customary pose associated with his oracular and prophylactic attributes, reflecting the strong local cult of Apollo Smintheus venerated in the region of the Troad. A Greek civic legend encircles the design, identifying the issuing city of Alexandria Troas. |
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| Mintage | ND (253-260) |
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