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Nemausus in Gallia, 16-10 BC., Augustus, Dupondius fragment, RPC 523 var.
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Nemausus (Nimes) in Gallia, Augustus, struck ca. 16-10 BC., countermarked 11-7 BC.,
Æ Dupondius, 3/4 fragment (26-27 mm / 6,82 g),
Obv.: IMP / DIVI F , heads of Agrippa (left, with rostral crown) and Augustus (right, bare-headed), back to back; two countermarks: I{MP} (rectangular, Werz 107.8/1) and wheel of 4 spokes (circular, Werz 25.3). - têtes adossées d'Agrippa coiffé de la couronne rostrale à gauche et d'Auguste nu à droite.
Rev.: [COL] - NEM , crocodile chained to palm tree, above palm, a wreath with long ties, two palm branches below; rectangular countermark on palm tree: AVC (Werz 54). - crocodile enchaîné à un palmier qui est surmonté d'une couronne ; sous le crocodile, deux palmettes.
RPC I, 153, 523 var. (144 pieces listed) ; RIC I 155-7 var. ; LT. 2778 var. ; SNG Cop. 696-8 var. ; SNG Tübingen 142-51 var. . For countermarks: Werz p. 376, no. 107.8/1 (51 countermarks listed, 11-7 BC.) ; Werz p. 68, no. 25.3 (31 countermarks listed, 11-7 BC.) ; Werz p. 142, no. 54 .
fragmentation and 2 flan cracks caused by countermarking
The weight-peaks for regular dupondii of this issue are 14 - 11 g (RIC), 12,50 g (RPC I).
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