Always smile at a crocodile

both super coins JBG, that alexandrian pius is fantastic ...but the color on that A and A croc is mesmerizing almost.

 

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Nice one. I still don't have one myself.

 

Nice examples folks
Funny croc Bing !


Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius
Dupondius struck in Nemausus, after 10 AD
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

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Edit : BTW, there a website dedicated to Nemausus asses and dupondii. Although it's in french, it's very informative : http://www.asdenimes.com/

 

As you probably know, these croc things are often found halved. For once the tormentor did his work properly :


Augustus & Agrippa, AE halved dupondius
Halved dupondius struck in Nemausus, 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

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Cucumbor => wow, both of your examples are awesome!! (well, 1.5 of your examples anyway)

... very cool

 

Nice pieces y'all!

At least you can see the croc.

 

That's very interesting - the die axis of that coin is 9h, which kept the entire croc on the cut. Is this rare on the halved coins? Isn't the axis typically 12h on these issues?

 

=> nice

 

JA, the examples I've seen really seem to be cut "at random", hence die axis is inconstant

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