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Æ20 - Commodus CoL A A PATR
| Issuer | Patras (Achaea) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Aesculapius (Asclepius), the god of medicine, depicted standing facing with head turned to the right, holding a serpent-entwined staff (kerykeion-style rod) in his right hand. The figure is rendered in a schematic provincial style typical of colonial bronze coinage of Achaea. The colonial legend is distributed around the field, identifying the issuing authority of the colonia at Patrae. |
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| Reverse lettering | CoL A A PATR (Translation: Colonia Augusta Achaica Patrensis — colony of Augustan Achaia of Patras) |
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| Mint | Patrae (Patras), Achaea |
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