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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2525845, member: 4298&quot;]Sure there are numerous &quot;two heads&quot; to be shown. here are some I don&#039;t let out so often</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0023-065.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Lepidus and Octavian, Denarius </b> Denarius minted in Italy, 42 BC</p><p>LEPIDVS PONT MAX III V R P C, bare head of Lepidus right (NT and MA in monograms)</p><p>C CAESAR IMPIII VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right (MP in monogram)</p><p>3.78 gr</p><p>Ref : HCRI # 140, RCV # 1523, Cohen # 2</p><p><br /></p><p>The following from <b>forvm </b>catalog : <i>&quot;Lepidus was a faithful follower of Julius Caesar, and he served as Praetor and Consul. When Caesar was assassinated, Lepidus was in charge of the cavalry and commanded a legion. This position secured him a place in the Second Triumvirate along Marc Antony and Octavian. His cut was Africa. When Octavian attacked Sextus Pompey&#039;s Sicily, Lepidus&#039; ships and troops supported him. In an uninspired move, Lepidus thought he could force Octavian to leave him the island. The two armies separated and isolated skirmishes occurred, but soon the soldiers sick of yet another civil war, acknowledging Octavian&#039;s superiority deserted Lepidus en-masse. Lepidus left the island as a simple civilian, retaining only his priesthood, but he was the only defeated Imperator not to suffer a violent death.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0030-405.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Octavian &amp; Agrippa, AE Dupondius </b> Arausio mint (Orange), 30-29 BC (Colonia Firma Julia Secundanorum Arausio)</p><p>IMP DIVI F (IMPerator DIVI Filii), bare heads of Augustus (right) and Agrippa (left), back to back</p><p>Prow of galley right, ram&#039;s head (?) enclosed in a medaillion above</p><p>17.61 gr - 28 mm.</p><p>Ref : RPC # 533</p><p>Ex. CNG e-auction #181/28, from the Patrick Villemur collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Following comment taken from <a href="http://www.asdenimes.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.asdenimes.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.asdenimes.com/</a> : &quot;<i>Un très bel exemplaire du dupondius d&#039;Orange. Têtes adossées d&#039;Agrippa (à gauche) et Octave (à droite). Très beaux reliefs. </i></p><p><i>L’as (ou dupondius) d’Orange est très rare et nombre d&#039;exemplaires connus (quelques dizaines) sont souvent de médiocre conservation. Le dupondius d&#039;Orange préfigure le dupondius de Nîmes frappé à partir de 28/27 av. J.-C. et qui reprendra l’avers quasiment à l’identique (y compris les légendes), avec les profils d’Octave devenu Auguste et d’Agrippa. Le revers sera interprété de façon parodique sur l’as de Nîmes, puisque la galère sera remplacée par le crocodile qui garde à peu près la forme générale du vaisseau et dont l’oeil prophylactique (pas visible sur cet exemplaire : voir les as de Vienne page suivante) deviendra l’oeil du crocodile. On y ajoutera la palme pour former le mat et quelques autres accessoires tout aussi symboliques.</i></p><p><i>La tête de bélier représentée dans le médaillon du revers serait l’emblème des vétérans de la légio II Gallica qui a fondé la colonie d’Arausio vers 35 av. J.-C.</i></p><p><i>On distingue 2 types de dupondius d&#039;Orange : ceux dont les portraits occupent la plus grande partie de l&#039;avers et ceux qui montrent des têtes plutôt petites</i>&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0070-420np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Nero and Poppaea, tetradrachm </b>Alexandria mint, AD 63-64</p><p>NERO KLAY KAIS SEB TEP AY, radiate head of Nero right</p><p>TTOTTTTAIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, LI in right field</p><p>12.3 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV # 2002 v, Emmett # 129&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0110-420np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Trajan, Bronze </b> Bronze struck in Laodicea, c114-115 AD</p><p>AUTOKR NER TRAIANOC ARICT(KAIC CEB), laureate head of Trajan right</p><p>IOULIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN BXR, Turreted bust of Tychee right, IOU in field</p><p>9.97 gr</p><p>Ref : Sear #1080 </p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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