RPC IV.1, 5240 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5240 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription AV COM ANTO AVG
Edition Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Au(relius) Com(modus) Anto(ninus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription CoL A A [P]ATR
Edition colonia Augusta Achaica Patrensis col(onia) A(ugusta) A(chaica) Patr(ensis)
Translation colony of Augustan Achaia of Patras
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing statue of nude Mercury/Hermes seated on rock, left, wearing petasus, holding purse(?) over ram and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.75 g
Axis 1, 3, 6, 9, 10
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920-8-5-1242
2 2     P: 1300
3 3     O
4 4     V: GR 13875
5 5     Mabbott 888, under 'Corinth'
6 6     B: Fox, obverse legend tooled