Alexandria Troas, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 22727)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Gallienus, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22727. Obverse: Laureate head of Gallienus, right. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.06 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Gallienus, right.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Obverse legend
- IMP GALLIENVS A
- Reverse legend
- COL AVGO TRO
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22727
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22727
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. A459
- external concordanceVariant of RPC X, 84824, because an O is added to AVG on the Reverse.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution