On September 3rd (Today) 36 BCE, in the Battle of Naulochus, Octavian's right hand man and General, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey Magnus or "The Great" (supposedly named this by Sulla with tongue in cheek), thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. After his fathers unfortunate death and decapitation, in Ptolemaic Egypt, Sextus continued his fathers cause resorting to free booting to acquire funds and men. He did his fathers name proud, even minting some lovely coins (none of which I have to show) while putting up strong resistance. Sadly, within a year of losing this, his last battle of which be narrowly escaped, he would be killed by Marcus Titius without trial, a man whom he'd once spared, at the early age of 32. Agrippa, however, was a man on the rise! He would continue to fight, and win, nearly every battle Octavian/Augustus asked him to participate in. He was away at battle conquering the upper Danube river when he died at the, also, early age of 51. He, as well as up to 5 other individuals, would have been known as the 2nd emperor of Rome had Augustus not outlived them all. Here are my 3 fun multi colored/patinated Agrippa's! Please post your Agrippas, Pompeys, 2nd triumvirates or anything you deem awesome!
Fantastic trio, and nice post. Well, here is something from the second Triumvirate, now 80% paid off to FORVM, and soon to be officially mine . Would have been 100% paid off if I didn't have to pay that $163 traffic ticket last week for "Improper U-Turn".
Yesterday was also the 2059th (if my math is correct) anniversary of the battle of Actium. So here is Nero, with Actian Apollo NEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV Radiate bust left, wearing aegis. Date LIΔ. ΠYΘEIOΣ AΠOΛΛΩN. Laureate bust of Apollo Aktios right, quiver over shoulder; star before. Alexandria mint, Year 14= 67-68 AD 12.18g RPC 5318, Köln 195; Dattari 207; Milne 300; Emmett 111 Ex-ANE
i look at(shop for) Sextus coins all the time..but i have a Marc Agrippa AeAs coin minted in Caligula's reign..
I second that! WOWiE!! Fantastic portrait of Pomps. They say he even styled his hair after Alexander the Great. You can get a good feel for the style on that beauty
Augustus, with Agrippa (27. B.C. 14 A.D.) GAUL, Nemausus Æ As O: Heads of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back. IMP above, DIVI F below. R: Crocodile right chained to palm branch with long vertical fronds; above, wreath with long ties, palms below; COL NEM flanking vertical palm. Nemausus mint, 9-3 B.C 10.26g 27mm RPC I 524; RIC 1 158 AGRIPPA (Died 12 B.C.) Æ As O: M. AGRIPPA. F. COS. III, head left, wearing rostral crown. R: Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident; S-C across field. Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula) 27mm 9.72g RIC I 58 (Gaius); MIR 3, 24-6; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius); Cohen 3 Mark Antony and Octavian (41 B.C.) AR Denarius M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore O: Bare head of Mark Antony right. R: Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard. Ephesus mint, Spring-early summer 41 B.C. 3.5g 20mm Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 118
They really hate being separated but ok here they are all by themselves... AGRIPPA Died 12 BC. Æ As (29mm, 11.09 gm). Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD. Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3. VF, red, greenish blue and brown patina. Man the reverse of my red one should go in my "ancient static" thread!
Great stuff right there! Super jealous of that Marc Antony and Octavian. How could I forget to add the Augustus/Agrippa alligator?? That's one of my favorite coins...though nobody likes these like @dougsmit! He could start a sanctuary for gators with his set. Here's mine Augustus withAgrippa Roman Provincial Gaul, Nemausus. 27 BCE- CE 14 Æ dupondius CE 10- 14. IMP DIVI F, P-P, back to back heads of Augustus and Agrippa / COL NEM, crocodile chained to palm branch, wreath above . RPC 525; RIC 160.
I'm going to be an unabashed thread hog and try to do all of these. Sextus Pompey, issued 42-38 BCE, Æ As, Sicilian mint. Obv: Laureate head of Janus with the features of Cn. Pompeius Magnus. MAGN (ligate) above Rev: Prow of galley to right, PIVS above and IMP below. 31mm, 16.4g. Mark Antony and Lepidus, military mint in Transalpine Gaul, May-Summer 43 BC. AR Quinarius (12mm, 1.71g, 6h). Emblems of the augurate: lituus, capis, and raven standing l. R/ Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Mark Antony, denarius issued 32 BCE, Athens mint. Obv: ANTON AVG IMP III COS DES III III V R P C, bare head of Antony right. Rev: ANTONIVS AVG IMP III in 2 lines. Octavian/Augustus, denarius issued 32-29 BCE, Rome or Brundisium mint. Obv: Bare head right. Rev: CAESAR DIVI F, Pax standing, holding branch & cornucopiae. Agrippa (44-12 BCE, struck under Caligula 37-41 CE) Æ as, Rome. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head left wearing rostral crown. Rev: Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him & over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left., SC around. And here's a new one which may be associated with Agrippa: Denarius, 12 B.C. uncertain Eastern mint. Obv: Bare head r., CAESAR, oak-wreath around. Rv. Large candelabrum adorned with rams' heads and surmounted by an annulet and pellet—lunar symbols within a floral wreath decorated with two bucraniums and two pateras. -- The reverse type has a funereal theme, and this may have been issued upon Agrippa's death, with the obverse showing the new heir, Gaius Caesar. (It's controversial, though.)
Just want to hitch on to this pretty recent thread with my new acquisition, that made me mighty happy, because of the fine portrait (and the reverse!). It is more Roman than all other coin portraits I have. One of the most talented generals in the history of Rome, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a coin shown several times in this thread, but isn't this a beauty. This is an AE as of Caligula (37-41) in honor of his grandfather Agrippa (died in 12 BC). Obv. Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown. M AGRIPPA COS III. Rev. Neptune standing, holding dolphin & trident, S C on either side. Yellowish metal, 25 mm, 14.50 gr. By the way, is COS III the third consulship of Caligula (= 41 AD) or that of Agrippa (27 BC)?
I think it refers to the fact (?) that Agrippa held the consulship three times. And yes, that is a fantastic portrait, very appealing style!!
