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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2283160, member: 15445&quot;]I recently captured this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]456657[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]456658[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Augustus with Agrippa and crocodile chained to palm tree </b></p><p>Roman soldiers retired to Nemausus and used these coins depicting Agrippa, Augustus &amp; crocodiles.&nbsp; Here are some previous CT threads that reference this fabulously funky coin:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/augustus-agrippa-with-crocodile-tied-to-palm-tree.269239/#post-2246864" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/augustus-agrippa-with-crocodile-tied-to-palm-tree.269239/#post-2246864">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/augustus-agrippa-with-crocodile-tied-to-palm-tree.269239/#post-2246864</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-nemausus.261749/#post-2118410" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-nemausus.261749/#post-2118410">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-nemausus.261749/#post-2118410</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-croc.259318/#post-2084889" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-croc.259318/#post-2084889">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-croc.259318/#post-2084889</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/always-smile-at-a-crocodile.254454/page-2#post-2008493" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/always-smile-at-a-crocodile.254454/page-2#post-2008493">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/always-smile-at-a-crocodile.254454/page-2#post-2008493</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/page-2" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/page-2">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/page-2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-crocodile-of-nemausus.241197/#post-1847384" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-crocodile-of-nemausus.241197/#post-1847384">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-crocodile-of-nemausus.241197/#post-1847384</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-couple-of-cut-coins-augustus-and-agrippa.236892/#post-1794724" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-couple-of-cut-coins-augustus-and-agrippa.236892/#post-1794724">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-couple-of-cut-coins-augustus-and-agrippa.236892/#post-1794724</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/#post-1632065" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/#post-1632065">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nemausus-dupondius-opinions-sought.222128/#post-1632065</a></p><p>I cannot add much to what has already been said about this crocodile coin at CT.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add: </p><p>This link will direct you to a great page on Doug Smith’s Website intended to illustrate why grading ancient coins is not a subject to be taken lightly:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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