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Alexandria Troas (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια Τρωάς) - an ancient Greek city located in the northwestern part of Asia Minor, in the Troad area, about 20 km southwest of Troy.
The city was founded shortly after311 BC by Antigonus I the One-Eyed on the site of an earlier settlement named Sigia. It was originally named Antigoneia in honor of its founder. Afterthe Battle of Ipsos ( 301 BC) it came under the rule ofLysimachus, who renamed it Alexandria Troas in honor of Alexander theGreat. In133 BC, Alexandria Troas came under Roman rule along with the entire region, while underOctavian it was transformed into a Romancolony. Located on the shore ofthe Aegean Sea, close to the entrance to theHellespont, Alexandria Troas played the role of an important seaport for several centuries. The walled city covered an area of about a thousandacres. Alexandria Troas experienced the peak of its splendor during the reign of Emperor Hadrian; at that time, on the initiative of Herod Atticus, a gymnasium and thermae were built, the ruins of which are still preserved today. Before the founding of ConstantinopleAlexandria Troas was considered by Constantine the Great as a potential location for a new imperial capital. The city was still functioning at the beginning of the period, it was then the seat of the bishopric. Later it ceased to exist. After the Ottoman conquest, the Turks gave the place the name Eski Stambul
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Reverse fir tree in a square with lines.
Bronze, Diameter: 8 mm, Weight: 0.9 g,
