Dupondius
Agrippa
Augustus
Roman Imperial
Gaul
Roman Empire
27 BCE-14 CE
Bronze
Weight: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Overall: 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
2010.3.1
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obv: Head of Agrippa facing left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus facing right, wearing oak wreath, back to back; rev: Crocodile standing facing right, chained to palm tree COL (at left) NEM (at right)
Course History
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Scott Arcenas, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Bryce Walker, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2019
HUM 3.02, Two Empires under the Sun, Roberta Stewart and Gil Raz, Spring 2019
LAT 15, Literature of Rome, Simone Oppen, Fall 2019
Provenance
Gemini Numismatics Auctions, LLC, Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 2010.
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