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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 3694149, member: 86498&quot;]Ae As or Dupondius of Nemausus 9/8-3 B.C. RPC 524 Third group. 12.51 grms 27 mm[ATTACH=full]989987[/ATTACH] After buying this coin I did a little research on the coinage and the history of Nemausus. The area seems to have been settled by the Volcae Arecomici sometime in the mid third century B.C. They appear to have surrendered to the Romans in 121 B.C. and were allowed to maintain some of their traditions including holding their assemblies in the sacred woods of Nemausus. In 40 B.C. a Roman colony with Latin rights was set up there and sometime around 28 B.C. the status of the colony changed to that of full Roman citizenship. This seems to have happened when Augustus was in the region.</p><p>&nbsp; It was more or less at this time that the coinage was initiated. Which brings up perhaps one of the more pertinent questions the composition of the colonists. A number of sources claim that veterans including possibly even legionaries&nbsp; from Marc Antony&#039;s legions were settled there. The big problem is that this assertion finds little favor among the local historians. one problem is that there is absolutely no evidence that this actually happened.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; The obverse types seem to have been inspired by the benefactions given to the city by both Augustus and Agrippa. It seems that Agrippa paid for the &quot;Maison Carree&quot; a temple which at a later time was re purposed to honor his two grandsons Caius and Lucius. It is interesting that the reverse image that of a crocodile chained to a palm tree still exists as the civic badge of Nimes This one is covering some kind of port.[ATTACH=full]989993[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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