TC:Troy AE w/Apollo Smintheus (mouse slayer) $82.81 Jun-27-01 Seller: tomcederlind ELAGABALUS . 218-222 AD. Bronze -24mm of Alexandria Troas (Troy) (8.36 gm). . R: Apollo Smintheus ("Apollo the Mouse Slayer") standing r. on a pedestal; tripod in front of him. cf. . This coin bears a rare depiction of Apollo Smintheus, Apollo in his capacity associated with protecting civilization from the ravages of the field mouse. According to legend, parts of Troas had been overan by mice, and it was only by virtue of the benevolent intervention of Apollo that the pestilence was resolved. The ancients believed that the mouse was inspired by vapors arising from the Earth. Rare and VF.