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Coin of Alexandria Troas with bust of Trebonianus Gallus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Asia: Troas, Alexandria Troas

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.21 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.459
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus right.
[IMPCVIBI TRIBO] GALLVSAVG
Reverse: Horse feeding to right. Behind, herdsman standing right, holding pedum.
COL AVG [ALEX TROAD]
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)