Ancients
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), with Marcus Agrippa. AE dupondius (24mm, 12.83 gm, 9h). NGC MS 4/5 - 3/5, adjusted flan. Gaul, Nemausus, ca. AD 10-14. IMP / DIVI•F, adduced heads of Augustus (on right) and Agrippa (on left), Augustus laureate, Agrippa wearing rostral crown; P-P across fields / COL-NEM, crocodile standing right, chained to palm tree with short, dense fronds and tip to left; wreath in left field with long ties extending into right field, two palm fronds below. RIC I 159.
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction XXX (8 December 1992), lot 208
The flan adjustment noted on the holder was a post production process performed at the mint to bring the weight of the planchet within spec.
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD