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Halved and countermarked 'IMP'

 

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Now I wonder which type my coin is. The weight is 16.80 gr, the metal is like brass. It's not very clear, but I think the upper part of the palm leans to the right. I believe Augustus doesn't have anything in his hair: no laurels or oak leaves. Is it type I?
Here's a slightly different picture.

 

Beautiful coin!

 

Some excellent specimens, @AncientJoe and @Alwin you have outstanding examples


-Augustus & Agrippa, AE halved dupondius - 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



Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius - Nemausus, 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

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Super collection ! Et pas de soucis pour ton Franglais, personne sur ce forum n’a jamais critiqué mes innombrables erreurs grammaticales dans la langue de Shakespeare !

 

As far as I have researched, on Class I the hair of Augustus and Agrippa is pointed, like on yours, feature also to be found on some smaller early Class II coins, also called “crested”. Don't know if yours qualifies as "smaller" to be of Class II?

 

Thanks all.
AncientJoe, this dupondius is the most beautiful in the galaxy! (and I have seen about a thousand)
Pellinore, Indeed Type I, compare your croco with my Type I (and the weight).
Cucumbor, very nice snakes on the last coin!
Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, Merci, j'ai toutefois laissé la VF de mon texte en cas de traduction étrange.

 

Smaller, I don't know, the diameter is 27 mm.

 

Thanks very much, so it may be in bad condition, if Type I, it is rare. About the provenance, I can only say my father-in-law got it somewhere about 1970.

 

One of my nicest I posted recently here.

 

Thanks for the mention so here is my “Croc” again.....

 

Yesterday it was my Day of the Croc, and here it is. The fourth type, second phase. Really hard to make a good pic of. To keep it in an oblique position, I put it on the leather case of my magnifying glass, but the obverse was sharper in normal position. Better in hand, like the sellers say. It has a nice dark green patina.



Augustus & Agrippa, as or dupondius, Nemausus, cut in half. Ca. 2 v.Chr.-15 AD. Obv. Head of August. I.F, P under the emperor’s chin. Rev. Crocodile tail with some palm branches and COL. Fourth type, second and last phase. 26 mm, 5.81 gr.

 

As a guest here, I want to thank all of you for this very informative post!

Now, I have found (with my metaldetector) two of these coins. One half (two years ago) that doesn’t say COL NEM but COL NM (you can se it on my Instagram account (dutchdetector) on a picture on the 23rd of this year (2021) and also when I just found it (25th of July). I have not seen this variant anywhere else yet.

Today I found my second! A complete one. Very happy with it. They were both found in the south of France, not far from Nimes.

 

Augustus and Agrippa Ae As or Dupondius Nemausus 9/8-3 BC Obv Head of Agrippia wearing rostral crown and Augustus laureate back to back. Rv Crocodile chained to palm shoot. RIC 158 RPC 524 12.51 grams 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen
I believe there is still some debate as to the denomination as these coins are bronze and not the orichalcum like the contemporary dupondii minted at Rome. However the iconography employed by this coinage does suggest that it is a double unit. The modern city of Nimes is very proud of its past and the image of the crocodile chained to a palm tree is still very much in evidence. Here is an image of some form of civic port found in the pavement of that city. (too small to be a man hole cover) The black object below is my shoe. I had the pleasure of visiting this city in 2014 and I really loved it. A few pics from that trip I actually had supper at a restaurant right next to the amphitheater which was though a bit of a hike within walking distance of our hotel.

 

Welcome to CT @Henrix .It would be nice if you could post your pictures here for the benefit of the members.

About your discovery, it exists a type where the E is ligate with the N. They are harder to find and not common. Her's an example :


CNG picture

 

Congrats on the crocodiles - they are clearly somewhat addicting.

My notes on these coins with some references can be found here : Crocodiles & Romans. Comments and additional notes/references are always appreciated.