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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3202540, member: 74834&quot;]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&#039;t this a beauty. </p><p><br /></p><p>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 &amp; trident, S C on either side. Yellowish metal, 25 mm, 14.50 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829147[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, is COS III the third consulship of Caligula (= 41 AD) or that of Agrippa (27 BC)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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