RPC I, 1271

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1271
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 ADVENTVS AVGVSTI, C (above) P (below)
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 24 mm
Average weight 8.62 g
Axis 8
Reference Syd 3
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3, 5: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 13839
2 2     P
3 3     ✸ P: 1242
4 4     B: Pfau
5 5     RIN 1897, tav. V.3.