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Home > Troas > Alexandreia Alexandreia Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 20 - Trebonianus Gallus345 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE20 - As (6.20g). IMP C VIBI TRIBO GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AVG / ALEXAND / TROADA, the decurions of Alexandria in session: nine men seated in a semicircle, each wearing toga. Rare and interesting type. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 21 - Trebonianus Gallus478 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251- 253 AD. AE21 - As (4.51g). IMP VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed right / COL AVG / TROA, Apollo with lyre riding griffin to right. Dark green patina, gVF. Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 21 - Trebonianus Gallus248 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE21 - As (6.25g). IMP VIB TREB GALLVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TROAD, priest Krinis and Apollo, holding arrows, seated facing one another; between them, herdsman Orodes facing, head right and holding pedum, behind tripod. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 23 - Trebonianus Gallus348 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE23 (6.29g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The “Farnese” Hercules standing left, resting hand on hip and holding club set on rock; lion skin beside club. Good VF, dark brown surfaces. Extremely rare. From Group CEM. Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 23 - Trebonianus Gallus316 viewsTrebonianus Gallus. 251-253 AD. AE23 - As (6.77g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Good VF, glossy dark brown patina. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 18 - Trebonianus Gallus 423 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE18 (7.0g). IMP VIB TREB GALLVS AV, draped and laureate bust right / COL AVG /TROA D, grazing horse standing right. VF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 21 - Trebonianus Gallus 417 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE21 (5.47g, 3h). IMP C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, eagle standing facing with wings spread on bull's head, head right. Extremely Fine. Pleasing green patina. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 14 (10/1998), lot 453. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Trebonianus Gallus209 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE22 (6.79g). IMP C VIBI TRIBO GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, Marsyas standing right, raising hand and holding wine skin over shoulder. VF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Trebonianus Gallus207 viewsTrebonianus Gallus. 251-253 AD. AE13 - Quadrans (1.50g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tripod. Good VF, green patina. Very rare. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian433 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 (4.92g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Horse grazing right. Very fine. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian221 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 (7.22g). IMP VIBI AFI VOLVSSIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TROA, horse grazing right. VF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian141 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 - As (5.78g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO / TRO, Alexander standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing with patera over tripod to inner left; to left, statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with patera and bow; above, eagle flying right, holding head and neck of bull in its talons. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian117 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 - As (6.00g). IMP VIBI AFI VOLVSSIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, the Farnese Hercules: statue of Herakles right, with hand upon hip and leaning upon club draped with lion skin. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Trebonianus Gallus324 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE23 (7.27g). IMP VIB TREB GALLVS [P F AV]G, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG, TROAD, Apollo Smintheus; before tripod, in field raven and Cypress. Rare. Very fine. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Volusian232 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE23 (6.85g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, Herakles and Antaios wrestling. VF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Volusian205 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE23 (7.11g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO TROA, male figure standing left, holding palm frond; to right, statue of Apollo Smintheus left on short column, with patera and bow; lighted altar between. Very rare. aEF. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 24 - Volusian279 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE24 (6.79g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right / COL AVG - TROADE, nude statue of Marsysa, wearing boots, standing left on small base, holding wineskin over left shoulder and raising right hand in greeting. About VF. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 29 - Volusian282 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AE29 (3.35g). IMP VIB TRIB GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Obverse incuse. Brockage, VF. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 18 - Valerian I292 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE18 (3.95g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Horse grazing right; behind, herdsman standing right, holding pedum. VF, brown patina, small flan crack, compact flan. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 19 - Valerian I432 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE19 - As (4.27g). IMP LICI VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CO AVG, eagle with raised wings flying right, holding in his talons forehead of bull. Nice olive green patina. Extremely fine. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 20 - Valerian I159 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE20 - As (6.10g). IMP LICIN VALERI AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO TRO, Tyche standing left, holding sceptre and statue of Apollo. VF. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 20 - Valerian I152 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE20 - As (5.33g). IMP LIC VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROA, eagle, with head left and wings spread, standing facing on head and neck of bull left. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 21 - Valerian I351 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE21 (5.35g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head right, on bull’s head right, with wings displayed. Near EF, green patina. Extremely rare. From Group CEM. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 21 - Valerian I359 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE21 (4.87g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Horse grazing right. Good VF, green patina, minor deposits. Nice portrait. Group CEM. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 21 - Valerian I267 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE21 (4.46g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor on horseback left, saluting statue facing right. VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 22 - Valerian I222 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE22 (6.69g). IMP LIC VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AV / TRO, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. EF. Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 23 - Valerian I 587 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE23 (8.15g, 1h), struck 211-213 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Drunken Hercules, standing right, being supported by satyr standing behind; on either side, satyr standing in support. Good VF, black-olive and brick-red patina. Ex Cain Coll. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 19 - Gallienus196 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE19 – As (4.92g). IMP LICIN GALLIENV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL A / TRO, horse grazing right; behind, draped bust of herdsman right, with goad over shoulder. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 20 - Gallienus268 viewsGallienus, 253-262 AD. AE20 (4.14g). IMP LICI - GALLIENV, laureate draped cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TRO, horse grazing right. EF. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 20 - Gallienus219 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE20 (5.40g). IMP GALLIENVS A, laureate head right / COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 21415 viewsQuasi-autonomous, time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE21 (4.59g). COL - AV TRO, draped bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right, wearing mural-crown; behind vexillum inscribed with AV/C / COL - AVG, horse grazing right, T[RO] in exergue. About EF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus551 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (5.67g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, talons grasping forepart of bull left. EF, dark green patina. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus468 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (21.80g). [IMP] LICIN GALLI[ENV], draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / [COL] - AGO TRO, eagle with raised wings flying right, holding in claws forepart of bull. F+/about VF. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus310 viewsGallienus, 253-260 AD. AE22 (4.69g). IMP LICIN GALLIENV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / C[OL A]V[...]TRO, Marsyas. Brown patina, EF. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus243 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (6.40g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right / Incuse of obverse. Brown patina. A couple of spots of minor porosity. gVF. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 24550 viewsQuasi-autonomous, time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (5.12g). ALEX - TRO, draped and turreted bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right; behind vexillum inscribed CO/AV(?) / CO - L - AVG - TRO, eagle with raised wings flying right, holding in his talons forehead of bull. EF, superb specimen. Hoeft coll. 'The eagle carrying a bull's head which is a common occurrence from now [Commodus Caesar] on, must refer to a foundation legend, like that told of Antioch on the Orontes, of an eagle carrying part of a sacrificial animal to a spot where the new city was destined to raise.' Bellinger, Troy: The Coins, p. 106. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus403 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (9.51g). Laureate and draped bust right / TROAS Draped bust of city-goddess with turreted headdress right; behing her, Vexillum with AV. Slightly porous, nice very fine. Alexandreia (AD 253-268) Aureus - Gallienus813 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AV 'Aureus' (6.98g, 22mm, 9h). Struck north of the Danube with dies stolen from the mint of Alexandria Troas, after 262 AD. IMP LICINI GALLIENVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of right, seen from behind / COL AVGO / TRO, horse grazing right. Of the highest rarity. Very light marks on the reverse, gEF. Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 19 - Salonina376 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE19 - As (4.02g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head right, on head and neck of bull left. Near EF, dark brown patina. Rare ruler for mint. Bellinger knew of four types and a total of eleven coins for Salonina from Alexandria Troas, which was a prolific mint during the reign of Valerian and Gallienus. Only one coin of Salonina from this mint is on CoinArchives (CNG e212, lot 177), a Marsyas type from the same obverse die as the current coin. Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 19 - Salonina252 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE19.23 (4.07g). AVR CORN SAL[ONINA], draped bust right, wearing stephane / COL A / TRO, horse grazing right, tree behind. EF and very rare. See CNG Auc. 319, lot 219 (same obverse die). Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina217 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (4.71g, 5h). Diademed and draped bust right / Marsyas standing right on low base, right hand raised, holding wine skin over shoulder. aEF. Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina222 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (5.11g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust right / Horse grazing right. aEF. Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina198 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (4.08g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust right / Statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with bow and patera. tripod to right. aEF. Alexandreia (AD 260-268) AE 24 - Gallienus306 viewsGallienus, sole reign, 260-268 AD. AE24 (11.10g). IMP - LIC GAL, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right / TROAS, draped and turreted bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right; vexillum behind inscribed with AV/CO. About VF, attractive green patina. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (BC 65-48) AE 18289 viewsca 65-48 BC. AE18 (4.15g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Smintheus standing right. VF, green patina. Alexandreia (BC 164-135) AE 18901 viewsca 164-135 BC. AE18 (5.02g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right; countermark: laureate head right within circular incuse / Α-ΛΕ-ΞΑ-Ν, lyre, monograms around; reverse countermark: head of horse right; all within laurel wreath. VF, green patina. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Didrachm2230 viewsca 102/1-66/5 BC. AR Didrachm (27mm, 6.98g, 12h). Archagoros, magistrate. Dated CY 199 (102/101 BC). Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow, arrow, and patera; monogram to inner left, date to inner right, [magistrate’s name in exergue]. VF, broken and repaired (3h obv./9h rev.) without affecting design. Extremely rare - perhaps the only known didrachm from this series. This coin is part of a series of dated issues that began during the time of Mithradates VI of Pontos (see Callataÿ, pp. 155-9). Consisting primarily of tetradrachms, of which fewer than 40 examples are known, this series was sporadically minted over the course of approximately 50 years. All of these issues bear the same types and monogram, but various magistrates’ names appear in the exergue on their reverses. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Drachm1069 viewsca 102/1-66/5 BC. AR Drachm (3.60g, 11h). Dated CY 228 (73 BC). Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow, arrow, and patera; monogram to inner left, date to inner right, [magistrate’s name in exergue]. Near VF, surface laminations, cleaning marks. Extremely rare denomination for this dated series (Bellinger records only two drachms, in the BM and Berlin, bearing the years 227 and 228, respectively). This drachm belongs to the period of the city’s autonomy following the devastating defeat of Antiochos III of Syria by the Romans at the battle of Magnesia in 189 BC. Apollo Smintheus is depicted on both sides of the coin, the deity actually being named in the reverse inscription. Apollo Smintheus’ temple lay at Chryse, within the territory of Hamaxitos, one of the cities which had provided the original population of Alexandria. The statue of the god, by the celebrated Parian sculptor and architect Skopas, showed him standing with a mouse at his feet. This particular drachm is part of a series of dated issues that began during the time of Mithradates VI of Pontos (see Callataÿ, pp. 155-9). Consisting primarily of tetradrachms, of which fewer than 40 examples are known, this series was sporadically minted over the course of approximately 50 years. All of these issues bear the same types and monogram, but various magistrates’ names appear in the exergue on their reverses. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Tetradrachm900 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.63g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ ZΜΙΘΕΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand, patera in right; monograms to inner left and right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ in exergue. VF, toned, minor surface marks, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Tetradrachm1147 viewsca 171 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94g, 34mm). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ ZΜΙΘΕΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand, patera in right; two monograms to left, PΛ (130) to right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ in exergue. gVF. Extremely rare, apparently unique, unpublished year. The dating of the coins of Alexandria Troas starts from the foundation of the city (300 BC), shown on the reverse of the coins. The first known issue to date was 164 BC (137 year after foundation). This coin records a date of 130 years after the city foundation, seven years prior to the first known issue. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Tetradrachm616 viewsca 171­-66/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.85g, 11h). Dated CY 173 (ca 128 BC). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Apollo Smintheos standing right, holding phiale in right hand, bow and arrow in left; monogram to inner left, POΓ (date) to inner right; AΠOΛΛONOΣ ZMIΘEΩΣ at sides, AΛEΞANΔPEΩN/AΠOΛΛΩNIΔOY in two lines in exergue. Alexandreia (BC 200-0) AE 15682 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE15 (1.71g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛ-ΕΞ in two lines, monogram below, within wreath. Alexandreia (BC 250) AE 18558 viewsca 250 BC. AE18 (4.87g). Laureate head of Apollo facing / Α-ΛΕ-ΞΑ-Ν, Lyre, monogram below, within laurel wreath. VF, glossy dark green patina. Bergman Coll. Alexandreia (BC 250) AE 19563 viewsca 250 BC. AE19 (5.10g). Laureate head of Apollo facing / Α-ΛΕ-ΞΑ-Ν, lyre, grain ear and monogram below; within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green patina, some scattered roughness. Alexandreia (BC 261-227) AE 11511 viewsca 302/1 BC. AE11 (1.16g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse grazing right; A above, palm(?) before, monogram below, dolphin (or grain?) in exergue. Good VF, brown patina, a few light cleaning scratches. Alexandreia (BC 261-227) AE 15681 viewsca 261-227 BC. AE15 (4.31g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse grazing right; ΑΛΕΞΑ[N] above, palm before, monogram below, grain ear between horse’s hind legs. Good VF, dark green patina. Alexandreia (BC 261-251) AE 19555 viewsca 261-251 BC. AE19 (5.47g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝ/ΔΡΕΩΝ, horse standing right grazing; star above, monogram and grain ear (?) between legs. Nice VF, attractive green patina. Alexandreia (BC 300) AE 20813 viewsca 300 BC. AE20 (7.88g) Laureate head of Apollo right / horse grazing right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΕΩΝ above and below, ΙΣ monogram and corn grain below. Alexandreia (BC 300) AE 21661 viewsca 300 BC. AE21 (8.91g) Laureate head of Apollo right / horse grazing right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΕΩΝ above and below, ΙΣ monogram and corn grain below. Alexandreia (BC 300-200) AE 12321 viewsca 241-228 BC. AE12 - 1/2 Unit (3.10g). Laureate head of Apollo left / AΛEXA, horse grazing left; thunderbolt below. aVF, sand patina. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (BC 300-200) Obol302 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.8g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΛΕ, horse grazing left. F. Alexandreia (BC 300-200) Stater1982 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AR Stater (10.62g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΕΩΝ, horse grazing right; ΣΙ below. Good VF, traces of undertype visible on reverse. Unpublished and unique. The earliest coins of Alexandria are bronze issues struck about 300 BC imitating Hamaxitus (Apollo Smitheus) and Hamandria (Apollo/horse feeding). The earliest silver attributable to Alexandria are tetradrachms ca 280-275 in the name of Alexander, which on grounds of style belong to the years after the death of Lysimachus (Price 1588-1590). During the Second Syrian War (260-253) Antiochus II produced an issue of tetradrachms (SNG Spaer 374-376). Another two issues in the name of Alexander followed ca 230 (Price 1591), and again in 189-180 (Price 1592-1598). At some point during the 3rd century BC, an extensive bronze issue was produced (BMC 7-21), to which this previously unknown silver stater belongs, based on the local Persian silver weight standard, obviously intended for local use. Alexandreia (BC 301-281) AE 13709 views301-281 BC. AE13 (1.81g). Laureate head of Apollo right / AΛEΞ, Apollo Smintheus advancing right, holding burning torch over left shoulder, and in outstretched right hand bow and arrow; mouse at his feet. Rare. F+. Hoeft coll. Alexandreia (BC 301-281) AE 141174 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE14 (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Smintheos standing right, wearing long garb, holding bow with both hands, case on back; ΑΛΕΞ to left, mouse at feet to right. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. 164 coins on 2 page(s) 1 2