bgr_1098857 - ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA) Hexachalque
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Type : Hexachalque
Date: c. 45-40 AC
Mint name / Town : Patras, Achaïe
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 5,56 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli buste d’Athéna. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste casqué d’Athéna à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Poséidon avançant à droite tenant un dauphin et brandissant un trident.
Reverse legend : ARISTARCOS DAMONOS PATREWN
Historical background
ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Patras was the main port of Achaia. Very old city, it sided with Athens during the Peloponnesian War. It was then under the control of the Macedonians. The city was destroyed in 146 BC Free city under Augustus, it welcomed the veterans of the Xth and XIIth legions and took the name of Colonia Augusta Achaia Patrensis.
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