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10 BC. and later, Augustus, imitative Dupondius, irregular Gallic(?) mint, cf. RPC 523.
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Augustus, irregular Gallic(?) mint, 10 BC. and later, countermarked 7 BC.,
imitative Æ Dupondius (23-25 mm / 9,69 g),
Obv.: [IMP] / DIVI F , heads of Agrippa (left, with rostral crown) and Augustus (right, bare-headed), back to back, weak "barbarous" style; two circular countermark on Augustus´ and Agrippa´s neck: D(palm)D (in a dotted circle) (= "Dono Dedit" , "Donum Datum" ?). - têtes adossées d'Agrippa coiffé de la couronne rostrale à gauche et d'Auguste nu à droite.
Rev.: COL - N[EM] , crocodile chained to palm tree, above palm, a wreath with long ties, two palm branches below. - 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 countermark: Howgego - ; Werz p. 337-9, no. 84.7 (58 countermarks listed, all on Nemausus Dupondii of Augustus) .
The weight-peaks for regular dupondii of this issue are 14 - 11 g (RIC), 12,50 g (RPC I).
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