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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3937346, member: 74834&quot;]I always liked the bold and boisterous third century coins of Alexandria Troas. Here are mine: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037877[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE Valerianus (253-260), Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IMP LICI VALERIAN. Rev. Grazing horse r. COL AVG/ TRO. 20 mm, 4.26 gr. Bellinger A436 var (legend). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037879[/ATTACH] </p><p>AE Gallienus (253- 268). Alexandria in Troas. Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev: Lupa Romana standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus. COL AVG/ TRO. 20.5 mm<b>, </b>5.20 gr. Bellinger A459. SNG Cop 200-201; BMC 184; Lindgren I A343A. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037881[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE Trebonianus Gallus, Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureated bust t.r. Rev. Marsyas with wine skin t.l. COL AVG TROAD. 21 mm, 7.54 gr. </p><p><br /></p><p>And the last one, a bronze in poor style, one of the last minted in that sad city, overrun by the Goths in 262. See <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/n-m-mcq-holmes-collection.337321/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/n-m-mcq-holmes-collection.337321/">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037887[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE23 Gallienus, Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust r. [IMP LICIN GALLIEN?], Rev. Turreted bust of Tyche to right, vexillum behind her head inscribed AV/CO. TROAS. 23 mm<b>, </b>11.71 gr., 6h. <i>Ex I. Vecchi 12 (5 June 1998), lot 1088. </i>Bellinger A466.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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