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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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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed imperial bust facing right, depicted three-quarter from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and military cuirass rendered in relief. A Greek legend surrounds the effigy along the border of the flan. The portrait exhibits the characteristic provincial workmanship of the Conventus of Adramyteum, with bold, somewhat schematic facial features typical of mid-third century Alexandrian Troas coinage. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle displayed in flight to the left, its wings fully extended and rendered with detailed feathering across the spread pinions. The eagle carries in its talons a bull's head, a distinctive and well-attested reverse type for the colonial coinage of Alexandria Troas. A Greek civic legend is distributed in the field and along the periphery of the coin, consistent with the standard epigraphic conventions of this mint during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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