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GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (24mm, 14.90 g, 11h). Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back / Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind; palms on either side of stem base. RPC I 524; RIC I 158. VF, earthen green-brown patina.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Superior c. 1972 @ $75.
The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Superior c. 1972 @ $75.
The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt