28 BC Colony established at Nemausus by Augustus' army

medium bronze (dupondius or as?) (12.6g, 25mm, 2h) Nemausus mint. Struck 10 BC - 10 AD.
IMP DIVI F Agrippa laureate head left and Augustus laureate head right, back to back
COL NEM crocodile chained to palm tree top bent to right, wreath at top.
RIC (Augustus) 158

Denomination uncertain. COL NEM stands for COLONIA AVGVSTA NEMAVSVS (present Nîmes, France), built by Augustus' army after their conquest and return from Egypt. The crocodile chained to the palm tree symbolizes the defeat of the Cleopatra and Marc Antony at Actium.

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*Alex

[Sep 21, 2012 at 08:13 AM]

Great portraits.

Marsman

[Sep 21, 2012 at 06:25 PM]

Beautiful coin. I'm still looking for a nice one of this type

Serendipity

[Apr 13, 2023 at 10:53 PM]

Truly magnificent!

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