E-auction 685-731083 - 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 : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,65 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Portrait agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la tainia.
Reverse
Reverse description : Athéna avançant à droite tenant une lance et un bouclier.
Reverse legend : MHTRODWROS MENEKLEWS PARTAEWN
Reverse translation : (Métrodoros Ménékléos de Patras).
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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