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Æ23 - Trebonianus Gallus COL AVGO TROA
| Issuer | Colonia Augusta Troas (Roman Provincial Mint) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Capitoline she-wolf standing right, her head turned back to the left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus who crouch beneath her. The type evokes the legendary foundation of Rome and is a common civic symbol employed by Colonia Augusta Troas to assert its Roman colonial identity. The legend COL AVGO / TROA is divided, with COL AVGO arching above and TROA in exergue, all within a beaded border. |
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Colonia Augusta Troas was granted colonial status by Caracalla around 217 AD, and the mint there produced bronze coinage sporadically through the third century, often tied to the interests of local civic pride rather than imperial mandate. The colony's coins circulated primarily within the Troad and surrounding region, functioning as small-denomination civic currency rather than empire-wide tender.
Trebonianus Gallus ruled only from 251 to 253 before being murdered by his own troops near Terni after they defected to Aemilianus.