Æ23 - Trebonianus Gallus COL AVG, TROA

Alexandria Troas was a Roman colony — Colonia Alexandria Augusta Troas — planted on the Aegean coast of the Troad, and its colonial status gave it the unusual right to strike bronze coinage in its own name long after most Asian cities had lost that privilege. Under Trebonianus Gallus, whose two-year reign ended when his own troops murdered him in favor of Aemilianus, the city continued a prolific civic bronze output that had run since the Severan period. The colony's mint is notable for its horse-and-temple types, among the most consistently produced local bronzes in the entire region.