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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1735042, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #ff0000"><b><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Augustus AE-Dupondius, Nemausus</font></font></b></span></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">27 BC - 14 AD</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">circa 10 AD </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 12.8 grams</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 27 mm (my estimate =&gt; I’ll need to verify this)</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Laureate Augustus and Agrippa heads back to back, IMP DIVI FPP (Heads of Agrippa (left) and Augustus (right) back to back)</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Crocodile chained to palm tree COL NEM</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: S-1731 </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Other: Fine </span></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Interestingly, the captive crocodile is still used on the coat of arms of </font><font face="Arial">Nimes</font><font face="Arial"> (formerly Nemausus)</font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">[ATTACH]271997.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]271998.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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