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Æ23 - Trebonianus Gallus COL A (G), TROA
| Issuer | Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (251-253) |
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Alexandria Troas was one of the few cities in the Roman provincial system that retained the honorific title colonia from its refoundation under Augustus, and its bronze coinage reflects that status with unusual consistency across three centuries of issue. Trebonianus Gallus came to power after Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were killed fighting the Goths at Abrittus in 251 — the first Roman emperors to die in battle against a foreign enemy. The Abrittus disaster triggered immediate legitimacy anxieties, and provincial mints like Alexandria Troas continued striking loyalist bronzes partly to reinforce the new regime's currency of recognition in the Greek East.