Æ24 - Commodus COL AVG TROAD

Alexandria Troas — a Roman colony founded by Antigonus and refounded by Lysimachus before Augustus formalized its colonial status — retained the right to strike bronze coinage long after most Asian cities lost autonomous minting privileges. The reign of Commodus saw a notable uptick in provincial bronze output across the Adramyteum conventus, likely tied to local festival funding and the needs of a population too distant from Rome's silver supply to rely on imperial coinage for everyday transactions.