TROAS. Alexandria Troas. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 'As' (Bronze, 22 mm, 4.75 g, 7 h), time of Trebonianus Gallus, 251-253. CO ALEX TRO Turreted and draped bust of the city-goddess to right, with vexillum inscribed CO / AV behind. Rev. COL AV TROA The epiphany of Apollo Smintheos: the herdsman Orodes advancing left, holding pedum in his left hand and raising his right to greet a cult statue of Apollo Smintheos, holding bow and patera, standing right on cave containing similar statue lying; to right, bull jumping right, looking back. Bellinger A480. RPC IX 491 corr. (reverse misdescribed). Very rare. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise, very fine.