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| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trebonianus Gallus facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic provincial style of Alexandria Troas. The effigy displays a laurel wreath atop the emperor's head, with visible drapery folds over the shoulder and the overlapping scales or bands of the cuirass beneath. The surrounding Latin legend is arranged along the border of the coin field. A beaded inner border frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | The cult statue of Apollo Smintheus rendered standing in full figure to the right, elevated upon a short column or pedestal, conveying the iconic image venerated at the nearby sanctuary of Chryse. The deity is depicted with a quiver at the shoulder, extending a patera in the right hand and holding a bow in the left. A tripod stands in the right field, serving as a further attribute of the god. The reverse legend surrounds the composition along the coin's border. |
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| Mintage | ND (251-253) |
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