Most of us either own or have seen the typical Troas Alexandreia coins, usually with a grazing horse. Province, City: Troas, Alexandreia Mint: Alexandreia (261 – 227 BC) Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ above; horse grazing left; monogram below; thunderbolt in exergue References: BMCG 17. 10. 16 (pl. III 13); SNG Cop 73-74 However when I saw this one at auction I knew it was different; uncommon. It depicted an emperor on horseback with a figure of Apollo before him. I had never seen one like it. Thru my research I was only able to find less than 10 specimens. I particularly liked this one because of the two indentations on the reverse that appear to be centration dimples or possibly the owner was attempting to make a necklace from the coin. Province, City: Troas, Alexandreia - Pseudo-autonomous issue Mint: Alexandreia (138 - 268 AD) Obverse: CO ALEX TR, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, vexillum inscribed CO AV behind shoulder Reverse: COL AVG TRO, emperor on horseback riding left, raising right hand, figure of Apollo Smintheus, holding bow, standing right before him. References: BMCG -; SNG Cop 101; SNG Munich 51; Bellinger A475 Feel free to post your Troas, Alexandreia coins
Got this one from HJB's pick bin at the 85 Central States Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois. Certainly not rare at all AE 20 4.719 g, 11 h Alexandria Troas, 253-260 AD, struck under the reign of Valerianus and Gallienus Bellinger A451-2; SNG Copenhagen 203-4; SNG von Aulock 7576; SNG Rhigetti 789; McClean 7785; BMC, Troas, 170 -173 (pp. 30-31, with obverse legend IMP LICIN GALLIENV); RPC X, number unassigned, ID 63976 Ob.: IMP LICINI GALLIENVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to r. Border of dots. Rev.: COL AVG horse grazing to right; below TRO; border of dots.
