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NIMES Roman colony - AUGUST 27 BC - 14 AD
IMP DIVI F.
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412
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NIMES Roman colony - AUGUST 27 BC - 14 AD
IMP DIVI F.
See original version (French)
Estimate €280 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
NIMES Roman colony - AUGUST 27 BC - 14 AD
IMP DIVI F. Leaning heads of Agrippa wearing the rostral crown on the left and Augustus naked on the right.
R/. Crocodile chained to a palm tree. Above, COL-NEM (Colonia Nemausus) and crown. In the background, two palmettes.
♦ RIC 155 ; LT 2778
Ace (bronze) of Nîmes (13.27 g).
Dark green patina with trace of varnish. Two fine portraits. Nice style. Very nice.
Commonly known as the ace of Nîmes, this coin is in fact a dupondius equivalent to 2 aces. This is why it is sometimes cut in two, with one half being worth an ace. The current coat of arms of the city of Nîmes symbolises Octavian's victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
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