Agrippa coins

Hi folks,

So I've recently bought a lot of 29 late roman coins. To my suprise, it included my first Agrippa (64/62 BC – 12 BC). I find the portrait very appealing with the sand patina. Unfortunately, Augustus was cut off as pocket change ...
Obverse: IMP DIVI F. Back-to-back heads of Agrippa, wearing rostral crown, and Augustus, bare (cut off).
Reverse: COL NEM. Palm shoot, crocodile before, two wreaths with long ties trailing above palm tip

Looking through the other coins, I noticed another one. It has been through a rough time:

But Augustus' head is still showing

Please show me your Agrippa coins!

 

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Great find @Roerbakmix !

AGRIPPA


RI Augustus oak crown Agrippa rostral crown L AE Dupondius 26mm 12.6g 10-14CE Nemausus chained Croc snake wreaths RIC I 158



RI Agrippa AE As 28mm 11g Neptune-S-C

 

Nice find from a LRB bulk lot


Octavian & Agrippa, AE Dupondius Arausio mint (Orange), 30-29 BC (Colonia Firma Julia Secundanorum Arausio)
IMP DIVI F (IMPerator DIVI Filii), bare heads of Augustus (right) and Agrippa (left), back to back
Prow of galley right, ram's head (?) enclosed in a medaillion above
17.61 gr - 28 mm.
Ref : RPC # 533
Ex. CNG e-auction #181/28, from the Patrick Villemur collection


The other half of your first coin


Augustus & Agrippa, AE halved dupondius Nemausus mint, after 10 BC
3rd type
[IM]P [DI]VI F , Laureate head of Augustus right
[COL NEM], Crocodile chained to palm tree
6.70 gr
Ref : RCV #1730, Cohen # 10



Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius - Nemausus mint, after 10 AD
4th type
IMP DIVI F PP, Laureate heads of Augustus and Agrippa back to back
COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm tree
12.84 gr
Ref : RCV #1731, Cohen #8



Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius Nemausus mint, after AD 10
4th type
IMP DIVI F PP, Laureate heads of Augustus looking right and Agrippa looking left, back to back
COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm tree
13,52 gr
Ref : RCV #1731, Cohen #8



Agrippa, As - Posthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his grandfather (died 12 BC)
Rome mint, ca AD 37/41
M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left with rostral crown
Neptun standing left, holding trident and dolphin. Large S C in fields
10.9 gr
Ref : RCV #1812, Cohen #3

Q

 

Thanks! @AnYangMan helped me with the identification I like your AE as! Stern looking fellow.

 

The ubiquitous croc:




The ubiquitous Neptune standing as:

 

Very nice surprise!

I had one of those double portrait coins but sold it as I already had a decent Imperial


That one was relatively cheap. It's incredible how much collectors are willing to pay for that coin in top condition!

I have only started to get into "extended family" Julio-Claudian era coins in the past few months... it is interesting how few of these people were honored on coinage while they were still alive.

 

Here are a few of mine


CAESAR AVGVSTVS
bare head right

C SVLPICIVS PLATORIN
Augustus and Agrippa, both togate, seated half l. on bisellium set on platform ornamented with rostra. On l., staff upright.

3.72g
Rome 13 BC

RSC 529, RIC 407, Sear 1599

Ex-ANE,


Augustus & Agrippa AE Dupondius
IMP DIVI F
back-to-back heads of Agrippa, wearing rostral crown, & Augustus, bare

COL NEM
palm shoot, crocodile before (not chained), two wreaths with long ties trailing above palm tip

Nemausus Mint
20-10 BC.

RPC 523

15.93g Heavy Early Issue!



M AGRIPPA L F COS III
head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown

SC
Neptune standing holding dolphin and trident

Rome 37-41 A.D.

9.06g

 

What a wonderful thing to find in a late Roman mixed lot! My first Agrippa was also a surprise find from a mix lot, but it was with a group of large Ptolemy bronzes. The group was mainly bought for the largest Ptolemy (the source of my 48 mm Ptolemaic bronze. The auction photo showed a pile of the coins but not all were identifiable and there was no mention of coins of than the Ptolemies in the lot. This COL-NEM was in there along with three Alexandrian tetradrachms:


It's not a particularly great example but at the time I was unfamiliar with this type and just how cool it is-- a coin from a legionary retirement community? Awesome

Eventually I got a second example which is nicer and supposedly from a slightly earlier emission:


Augustus & Agrippa
Gaul, Nemausus, c. 10 BCE - CE 10
AE dupondius
Obv: IMP/DIVI; heads of Agrippa to left, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and of Augustus to right, wearing oak wreath, back to back
Rev: COL-NEM; long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right; two palm fronds below
Ref: RIC 158; AMC 425; Cohen 10; RPC 524

Many people on this board have nice examples, although none nicer than Mr. Bond's (post that puppy, @AncientJoe!).

 

that's a treasure of a find the the lot.. i have the run of the mill As Caligula issue...

 

@TIF, it his an honor to see one and a half of mine in your assemblage

Q

 

+1 !!! BIG Time!

 

Congrats on the fun new coin!
Always happy to share my multicolored party pack of Agrippas...


And my "see ya later" alligator...

 

Your wish is my command!

 

Both nice coins Roerbakmix, the (Semis) has the crocs teeth on outside which is popular with collectors and the one with the hole doesn't detract from the main devices on the coin. And TIF you never cease to amaze me with your brilliant use of computer graphics.
Augustus & Agrippa, AE dupondius struck in Nemausus, after 10 BC

 

I'd call yours a good one because you got the front part of the gator. These were not always struck with the same axis so you can get fronts, backs, whole gators and no gators depending on the cut. I went through a phase where I was trying to get a type set but never finished it.

 

What a truly amazing coin is this
The details on the croc ! WOW

 

Mine’s the first to be eaten. I am very honoured!

Erin

 

I should have put the halved coins furthest away. They can run faster because they only weigh half as much.

 

You should have put the halved coins closer to explain how they lost their other half.