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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4681506, member: 72790"]Great write up and following articles. I have always felt that these two guys, who literally on these Nemausus coins had each others backs, should always be paired with one another as I don't think either one could have succeeded in their achievements without the other. Agrippa was Octavian's fireman, rushing from brush fire to forest fire to rescue Octavian Augustus, whether it be winning naval battles (inventing the harpax catapult to help do that) or producing heirs for Augustus, Gaius, Lucius and Postumus) , designing and building, roads, aqueducts and the original Pantheon, and putting up with Augustus' less than faithful daughter as his spouse.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for these coins, I wonder since so many collectors have one or two of them, if they could enlighten posters here about these coins. What was their value? Were they an as or a dupondius? Are they brass or bronze? Where did they circulate, only in Gallia or over a larger region? In what part of the empire do they show up as stray losses or in hoards, if any? The PP on the obverse, is this Pater Patriae (singular) for one of the two men) or Patres Patriae (plural) for both of them? Any suggestions on answers much appreciated. My two humble contributions.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152466[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4681506, member: 72790"]Great write up and following articles. I have always felt that these two guys, who literally on these Nemausus coins had each others backs, should always be paired with one another as I don't think either one could have succeeded in their achievements without the other. Agrippa was Octavian's fireman, rushing from brush fire to forest fire to rescue Octavian Augustus, whether it be winning naval battles (inventing the harpax catapult to help do that) or producing heirs for Augustus, Gaius, Lucius and Postumus) , designing and building, roads, aqueducts and the original Pantheon, and putting up with Augustus' less than faithful daughter as his spouse. As for these coins, I wonder since so many collectors have one or two of them, if they could enlighten posters here about these coins. What was their value? Were they an as or a dupondius? Are they brass or bronze? Where did they circulate, only in Gallia or over a larger region? In what part of the empire do they show up as stray losses or in hoards, if any? The PP on the obverse, is this Pater Patriae (singular) for one of the two men) or Patres Patriae (plural) for both of them? Any suggestions on answers much appreciated. My two humble contributions. [ATTACH=full]1152466[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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