This COL NEM halved dupondius has been in my collection since February 2019, and has been posted here before. I've recently found out that there are different COL NEM dupondi, but I'm not quite able to fully ID mine. So here's the coin: ROMAN PROVINCIAL, Agrippa and Augustus Denomination: AE dupondius (halved), minted: Colonia Nemausus (current Nimes, France); 10-14 AD Obv: IMP DIVI F. Back-to-back heads of Agrippa, wearing rostral crown, and Augustus, bare (cut off). Rev: COL NEM. Palm shoot, crocodile before, two wreaths with long ties trailing above palm tip Weight: 3.99g; Ø:1.4mm Catalogue: uncertain Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 02-2019 The teeth of the crocodile are pointing upwards (both the lower and upper jaw). I know this is a discerning feature, but am unable to find a similar coin. Any help is appreciated!
I really want one of these with the wrong-way teeth . Here are a couple of similar coins from other CT members so you can see their attributions: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/in-a-while-crocodile.346021/#post-3690169 @Mat's awesome example https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fo...m-if-you-got-‘em.300099/page-100#post-3564259 @zumbly's
The best up-teeth come on the early coins where Augustus is bare headed rather than the later, laureate versions.
Just a regular 'ol croc with T-Rex legs... RI Augustus oak crown Agrippa rostral crown L AE Dupondius 26mm 12.6g 10-14CE Nemausus chained Croc snake wreaths RIC I 158
Fascinating, these Dupondii of Nemausus and I don't think I have ever seen a coin so likely to be halved like this. This may explain why the coin is often referred to as a Dupondius as one half would be an As which for most people was the equivalent of a Dollar or Euro, the most common coin for the average shopper in the marketplace.
RIC 160 The scratches were made during the preparation of the flan; they are not damage. You often see this with these coins. Frans
snapshot from RIC for all the different coins and another example of a weakly struck example with file scratches. Frans
@Cucumbor has an incredible halved Dupondius... one side Augustus, one side the full croc! Cuke has a wowzer!
I love crocs, they're so cute. Here's mine, he's got fur and is blind. Agrippa has had it pretty rough: Erin
