Bare head of Maximus right / Triumphal arch with three openings in perspective, with Nike raising shield, two trophies at either side

Comment- The following write-up came with this coin: This is perhaps only the second known example of this reverse. Bellinger, Imhoof-Blumer and Price-Trell all refer to the same specimen (different from this coin). This example is clearly shown in perspective, with the left side of the structure being shown in full with a top line and columns, and the length of the top right side shown as a line.

Marvin Tameanko adds: "Your coin is very rare. I believe it was struck to honor a victory by the soldiers from that city or the veterans settled there by the Romans." Click here for a drawing Marvin did of the "other" reverse I mentioned above, the Imhoof-Blumer plate coin. His drawing was for an article he wrote on the coinage of Alexandria Troas, in the Journal of the Classical and Medieval Numismatic Society, September 2002.

Dido standing, overseeing the building of Carthage. To the left, a mason at work on the city gate. Below, a man digging with a pick.

Comment- An interesting variation of the city gate theme. A hard coin to find in nice condition.

Laureate head right / City gate or triumphal arch, quadriga above

Comment- There are two people in the quadriga (Septimius Severus and Caracalla, co-emperors at the time), and two more people standing near it, one in front and one behind (standard bearers).

Bust right / City gate or triumphal arch, quadriga above

Comment- A straight-on view of the person in the quadriga, with two horses facing left and two horses facing right.

Bust right / City gate

Comment- Unusual gate and tower details: fancy arch around doorway, windows in tops of towers and along top of wall, and a smaller arched doorway in each tower.

City walls with 6 towers / Amazon shield

Comment- The small crescent shape shield used by Amazon women in battle is called a pelta. The reverse legend refers to two local magistrates of Pella. The Duoviri Quinquennales were involved every four years with taking a census. M FICTORIVS M SEPTVMIVS IIVIR QVINQ

RPC documents just 5 examples of this scarce leaded bronze.