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Æ22 - Domitian GEN COL A PATRENS
| Issuer | Patras (Achaea) |
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| Year | 85-86 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of the Emperor Domitian facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Flavian-era colonial coinage. The imperial effigy is depicted with the characteristic laurel wreath denoting divine and military honour. A circular legend surrounds the bust, reading in Latin from left to right across the field. The portrait, though somewhat worn, retains the broad facial features associated with Domitianic portraiture. |
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| Reverse description | The Genius of the colony stands facing left in the field, nude or lightly draped, holding a patera in the right hand extended over a flaming altar at lower left, and a cornucopia in the left hand. The figure is rendered in a static, frontal provincial style typical of Achaean colonial bronzes under the Flavians. The colonial legend is distributed around the periphery of the coin. The altar is depicted at lower left, emphasising the sacrificial and protective role of the Genius as guardian deity of the Augustan colony of Patras. |
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| Mintage | ND (85-86) |
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