RPC I, 1257

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1257
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription NERO CAESAR AVG GERM (IMP)
Edition Nero Caesar Aug(ustus) Germ(anicus) Imp(erator)
Translation Nero Caesar Augustus Germanicus Emperor
Obverse design radiate head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription COL A A PATR, X, XII
Edition col(onia) A(ugusta) A(chaica) Patr(ae) X XII
Translation Augustan colony of Achaean Patras, 10th (and) 12th (legions)
Reverse design aquila between two standards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.30 g
Reference Syd 10–11
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1280/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 28791
2 2     Venice-MAN
3 3     Turin
4 4     Madrid