CVC & Collectables presents an iconic AE dupondius of Nemausus (Nîmes), Gaul, featuring back-to-back portraits of Augustus and Agrippa and the famed crocodile chained to a palm. Certified NGC Fine.
Coin Highlights:
- Mint/Region: Nemausus (Nîmes), Gaul — Roman Empire
- Date/Issue: c. 16/15–10 BC (COL NEM series)
- Denomination/Metal: AE Dupondius (bronze)
- Grade: NGC Fine
- Weight/Diameter: 13.1 g, 28 mm (round, irregular; hammered)
- Obverse: IMP DIVI F P P — back-to-back heads of Agrippa (left; rostral crown & laurel) and Augustus (right; laureate)
- Reverse: COL NEM — crocodile chained to palm-shoot with long fronds; wreath above left with long ties (note: letters N and E in NEM are not ligated)
- Value Standard: 1 dupondius = ⅛ denarius (under Augustan reform)
- References: RIC I 160; OCRE ric.1(2).aug.160; RPC I 525
Collectibility:
Among the most recognized bronzes of the early Empire. With clear dual portraits and the complete crocodile-and-palm device, this NGC Fine example offers classic eye appeal and textbook legend placement for an Augustan cabinet.
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