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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.179
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Agrippa, Roman (held office c. 40 -12 BCE)
Title
As of Augustus, Nemausus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 20 BCE-10 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Nemausus (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142093

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.21 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP DIVI F
  • Reverse Inscription: COL NEM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 158 p. 51

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.179
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Heads of Agrippa (to l.) and Augustus (to r.) back to back, Agrippa wearing combined rostral crown and laurel-wreath, Augustus oak-wreathed; above, IMP; below, [DIVI F].
Rev.: Palm-shoot, tip to r., behind chained crocodile; above palm-tip, wreath with long ties; to l. and r., COL - NEM.

Verification Level

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