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That one is really great. To me, what makes it really special is the centering and strike. So many of these lose something like Agrippa's rostral crown or the chain. I'm no specialist in them but went on a spree trying to get representative ones a couple years ago. I would be interested in reading anything you have to say about the issues and varieties.

 

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Thanks! Your example is phenomenal: the centering is truly perfect. Your website is also a wonderful resource - welcome to the forum!

 

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Following a false maneuver, I lost my access to the forum where I had registered under the pseudonym of Dupondius. I re-enrolled under Dupondii. Sorry, I'll be careful ...

Type I:
The very first strikes of the ace of Nîmes with the crocodile are of very beautiful style, in the line of the aces of Vienna, Orange and Lyon, which benefited most probably the know-how of the Greek engravers. These first strikes were issued over a very short period (28/27 BC). Auguste has his head bare and Agrippa is bearded, the modules are quite heavy (16 to 20 g).
Type II:
Crocodile emissions will rapidly erode. The strikes which follow (27-9 BC) are classified in type II, which also includes many Gallic imitations. Official programs but also early engravings, modules that lose weight, alloys of various metals ... the reason is the lack of small currencies to ensure the daily purchases. A maximum of small value currencies was struck as soon as possible. This need is the fact that after the Roman victory of Actium, Octavius, who became Augustus, put an end to the war of succession which opened after the assassination of Julius Cesar by becoming the only master of the empire Disputed Marc Antoine's ally of Cleopatra. After a 14-year struggle, the returning peace boosted the trade and economy of the empire which needed to quickly hit many currencies to ensure trade. They even cut the Aces of Nimes into two or four to divide their value accordingly.
These first two strikes made in the workshops of Nimes are imperial in their official version (diffused throughout the empire, except the local Gaulish imitations). Agrippa gradually loses his beard on crocodile currency, which is only present on the first strikes of type II.
Type III:
Between 9 and 3 BC. AD, The mint loses its status of imperial money and becomes provincial (diffused mainly in Gaul). Addition of an oak crown to the head of Augustus (corona civica). The weights stabilize (about 12 to 14 g). The style stabilizes and the fantastic Gaulish imitations disappear little by little.
Type IV
(10 to 14 AD), is distinguished above all by the addition of the letters PP on each side of the portraits. Auguste received the title of Pater Patriae (Father of the Fatherland) in 2 av. The crown of oak becomes laurel crown.

 

Awesome thread

 

Fabulous coins Ancient Joe, and a great, informative thread, and welcome to Dupondii!

 

Thank you very much, I understood my mistake. I wrote down the password

 

Nice assembly, bravo!

 

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