Dupondius - Augustus and Agrippa COL NEM

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year29 BC - 14 AD
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight12.6 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#154, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.154, RPC Online I#522
Obverse descriptionHeads of Agrippa (left) and Augustus (right) back to back, Agrippa wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath and Augustus is bare-headed.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP DIVI F
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), son of the divine.)
Reverse descriptionCrocodile chained to palm-shoot with long vertical fronds and tip left: above on left a wreath with long ties.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOL NEM
(Translation: City of Nemausus.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND  - -
ND (29 BC - 27 BC)  - (fr) Type 1. -
ND (27 BC - 9 BC)  - (fr) Type 2. -
ND (8 BC - 3 BC)  - (fr) Type 3. -
ND (10-14)  - (fr) Type 4. -
Catalog ID9906022980
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