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Æ24 - Nero GEN COL NER PAT
| Issuer | Colonia Neronia Patrensis (Roman Colonial Mint, Patras, Achaea) |
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| Year | 54-68 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Genius of the colony, depicted nude or lightly draped, facing left, holding a patera in the extended right hand pouring a libation over a small altar at left, and cradling a cornucopia in the left arm. A lituus (augural staff) is visible in the field to the right of the figure. The composition is enclosed within a partial beaded border, with the colonial legend distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (54-68) |
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Patras received colonial status under Augustus, who resettled the city with veterans and renamed it Colonia Augusta Aroe Patrensis. The Neronian-era retitling reflected in this coin's legend — Colonia Neronia Patrensis — was part of a broader imperial flattery campaign following Nero's accession in 54 AD, renaming or re-dedicating colonies across the Greek east in his honor. Nero famously declared the freedom of Greece at the Isthmian Games in 67 AD, though the gesture was revoked by Vespasian.
Provincial bronze from Achaea in this period circulated alongside Roman imperial issues with no fixed exchange rate enforced by Rome.