TROAS, Alexandria Troas. Valerian I, 253-260 AD. AE.
Obv: IMP LIC VALERIANVS A.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL AV TROD (sic.).
Apollo, nude, standing left and leaning forward, his right elbow resting on his knee and with his right foot set on a garlanded cippus, placing his left hand on his hip and holding a laurel branch over a raven with his right.
Bellinger A433. Extremely Rare (no other examples in the archives)
Condition: Good Fine
Weight: 6 g.
Diameter: 23.3 mm.
Alexandria Troas (Αλεξάνδρεια Τρωάς; "Alexandria of the Troad") was a Hellenistic-Roman city and port located on the Aegean Sea near the northern tip of Turkey's western coast. The port was strategic when travelling between Anatolia and Europe. Paul the apostle sailed for Europe for the first time from Alexandria Troas and he returned there on his journey from Europe. Troas is mentioned in the Bible in Acts 16:8, 11; 20:5, 6; 2 Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13.
