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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.51
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
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/197574

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.28 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP DIVI F PP
  • inscription: reverse: COL NEM
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP DIVI F P P
  • Reverse Inscription: COL NEM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 159 p. 52; RPC I 525

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.51
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Heads of Agrippa (on l.) and Augustus (on r.) back to back, Agrippa wearing the laurel and rostral crowns combined, Augustus laureate; above, IMP; below, DIVI F; to either side, P - P.
Rev.: Palm-shoot with short, dense fronds, tip to l., behind chained crocodile; to l. of palm-tip, wreath with long ties; to either side, COL - NEM.

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