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Æ23 - Trebonianus Gallus C (L) AV (O), TROA
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Alexandria Troas |
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Alexandria Troas was a Roman colony — not merely a provincial city — and that status shaped its coinage rights well into the third century. Trebonianus Gallus came to power after Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were killed by the Goths at the Battle of Abrittus in 251, the first time a reigning emperor had died in battle against a foreign enemy. The colonial bronze issues of Troas from his short reign are notably scarce; the mint appears to have wound down significantly before his murder in 253.