Alexandria Troas, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 20115)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-260 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Gallienus dated 253-260 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20115. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.3–21.71 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.26 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Obverse legend
- IMP LICIN GALLIENVS
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TRO(A)
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20115
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20115
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2552-2553
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. A459
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution