Æ26 - Severus Alexander COL AVG TROA

Alexandria Troas, a Roman colony founded under Augustus on the site of earlier Antigoneia, held the rare distinction of operating a colonial mint with full Roman-style coinage rights — a privilege that set it apart from most cities in the Adramyteum conventus. Under Severus Alexander, the mint was particularly active, producing a notable volume of bronze issues tied to the city's status as a conduit for traffic crossing to Macedonia. The famous horse sacred to Apollo Smintheus, stabled at the nearby sanctuary, made the city a pilgrimage destination and likely sustained the coin-using economy that kept the mint viable.