RPC I, 1268

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1268
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP NERO CAESAR
Edition Imp(erator) Nero Caesar
Translation Emperor Nero Caesar
Obverse design radiate head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription ADVENTVS AVGVSTI, C P
Edition adventus Augusti c(olonia) P(atrensis)
Translation the arrival of Augustus, the colony of Patras
Reverse design galley, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 7.73 g
Axis 3
Reference Syd 5
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1243
2 2     V: Cornith 13551
3 3     G. Couvalis coll. (ex LHS 96, BCD coll., 8-9 May 2006, lot 548.4 = CNG EA 147, 6 Sept. 2006, lot 23)