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AUGUSTUS and AGRIPPA -
Bronze As (25mm, 10.93 gm.) of Nemausus Gaul circa c.16 - 10 B.C.
Reference: C. S. 179,8. RIC 161. RPC 523.
IMP/P-P/DIVI F. Head of Agrippa and Augustus back to back, the former wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, the latter wearing an oak wreath.
COL-NEM Crocodile right, chained to palm-tree with long, vertical fronds; at the top of the tree, wreath with long ties.
Note* The reverse symbolizes the Victory over Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and subjugation of Egypt to the power of Rome.
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anonymous 2015-08-18 |