As of Augustus, Nemausus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.1434
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. 10-14 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Nemausus (Gaul)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181336

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.77 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

as

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IMP DIVI F P P
Reverse Inscription: COL NEM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 160 p. 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1976
Object Number: 1976.79.1434
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 laureate; above, IMP; below, DIVI F; to either side, P - P.
Rev.: Palm-shoot with long, vertical fronds, tip to l., behind chained crocodile; to l. of palm-tip, wreath with long ties; to either side, COL - NEM (not ligate).

Verification Level

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