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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1682747, member: 31620&quot;]I have seen a few lovely examples of Augustus and Agrippa dupondii from Nemausus over recent months from fellow collectors. I have been keeping an eye open for a few years for a nice example in my price range. If you watch the coins that come on the market you will notice that there are a large number if halved coins, where the coins have been deliberately halved in antiquity, more than likely for change. The coins are typically halved between the busts of Agrippa and Augustus with coins with either bust being readily available.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering if anyone knows of any reasons why this should be happening in Nemausus at this time? I haven&#039;t noticed that same phenomenon from other parts of the empire at other times but it could just be that I haven&#039;t looked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure this topic will have been covered before somewhere but I haven&#039;t found anything after what was a fairly short search.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my halved coin of the type as an example of what I am talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus and Agrippa Cut Half Dupondius</p><p>Obv:– Heads of [Agrippa, wearing rostral wreath,] and Augustus, wearing laurel wreath, back to back, [IM]P [DIV]I F.</p><p>Rev:– COL [NEM], Crocodile chained to palm branch</p><p>Minted in Nemausus Mint, Gaul, struck after 10 AD. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]252307.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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