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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Gaul| > RP58808
Augustus and Agrippa, c. 9 - 3 B.C., Colonia Augusta Nemausus, Gallia Narbonensis
|Roman| |Gaul|, |Augustus| |and| |Agrippa,| |c.| |9| |-| |3| |B.C.,| |Colonia| |Augusta| |Nemausus,| |Gallia| |Narbonensis|, This two-headed brass dupondius was commonly cut between the heads, creating two individual one-as coins. The reverse commemorates the conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C. This theme was probably used at Nemausus because the colony was settled by Egyptian Greeks and veterans from Anthony's army that had surrendered to Octavian at Actium.
RP58808. Bronze cut half dupondius (as), cf. RIC I 158, RPC I 524, SNG Cop 699, SNG Tüb 152, SRCV I 1730, gVF, Colonia Augusta Nemausus (Nimes, France) mint, weight 6.485g, maximum diameter 24.9mm, die axis 180o, c. 9 - 3 B.C.; obverse IMP DIVI F, back to back heads of Augustus and Agrippa (cut, Agrippa off flan), Augustus head right, wearing oak wreath; reverse COL NEM, crocodile right chained to a palm, wreath above, two palm fronds below; SOLD










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