RPC IV.1, 5240 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription CoL A A [P]ATR
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
Axis 1, 3, 6, 9, 10
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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