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As (Roman coin)

As (Roman coin)
As (Roman coin)
Object name 
As (Roman coin)
Date 
ca. 28-9 B.C.
Medium 
Bronze
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Description 
Obv: IMP/DIVIF above and below busts of M. Agrippa and Augustus, back to back. Agrippa, l., wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath. Augustus bare-headed. Rev. COL-NEM, l. and r. of palm-shoot. Above, wreath with long ties; below, chained crocodile. Below crocodile, palmettes.
Object Number 
INV.10699
Gallery Label 
This coin was struck under Augustus at the mint in Nemausus (Nimes), which was operant between ca. 28 B.C. and 14 A.D.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group