RPC I, 1258

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1258
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription NERO CAESAR AVG GERM
Edition Nero Caesar Aug(ustus) Germ(anicus)
Translation Nero Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design radiate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription GEN COL NER PAT
Edition Gen(io) Col(oniae) Ner(onensis) Pat(rensis)
Translation to the Genius of the Neronian colony Patras
Reverse design Genius with patera over altar and cornucopia
Metal copper
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.15 g
Axis 5
Reference BMC 23, Syd 14–15
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1267/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 23
2 2     ✸ Boston: 62.431