RPC I, 1278

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1278
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription NERO CAESAR AVG GERM
Obverse design radiate head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription HERCVLI AVGVSTO, C P
Reverse design Hercules leaning, right, with club and lion skin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Reference Syd 16
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Note The name NERO has been erased on l.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1248
2 2     B: I-B