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Dupondius - Augustus and Agrippa COL NEM
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 9 BC - 3 BC |
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| Weight | 11.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Jugate busts of Agrippa (left) and Augustus (right) presented back to back in opposing profile, with Agrippa at left wearing a combined rostral crown and laurel wreath — denoting his dual honors as naval commander and statesman — and Augustus at right laureate with an oak wreath (corona civica). The portrait arrangement is boldly rendered in high relief, characteristic of the Nemausus civic bronze coinage. The encircling legend IMP DIVI F runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | A crocodile, rendered in profile facing right, is depicted chained to an erect palm-shoot whose tip curves to the right, the whole serving as the civic emblem of Colonia Nemausus (modern Nîmes) commemorating Augustan victory in Egypt. Above and to the left, a laurel wreath with long, flowing ties is displayed in the field. The design occupies the full flan with the legend COL NEM disposed in two lines in the field, identifying the issuing colony. |
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Struck at Nemausus (modern Nîmes) in southern Gaul, this issue commemorates Augustus's trusted general and son-in-law Marcus Agrippa, who died in 12 BC — meaning later specimens in this series were produced posthumously. Nemausus was a Roman colony settled in part by veterans of the Egyptian campaign following the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra, and the coin circulated almost exclusively within Gaul rather than reaching Rome itself.
At least three distinct crocodile-reverse die variants exist within RIC 158, distinguished by chain and palm-tree details. The type was struck in extraordinary volume and remained in circulation long enough that heavily worn examples dominate the market — unworn pieces are genuinely scarce.