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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman General (c. 63 B.C. - 12 B.C.)

Roman statesman, general and right-hand man of Augustus. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-6827?rskey=aYV6FU&result=2&q=agrippa Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippa,_Marcus_Vipsanius Relationships: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a relative of Caligula (31 Aug 12-24 Jan 41)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a relative of Tiberius (16 Nov 42 BC-16 Mar 37 AD)

Vipsania [the Elder] Agrippina (14 BC-33) was a daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Antonius (14 Jan 83 BC-01 Aug 30 BC) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Julia Augusti filia (30 Oct 39 BC-14 AD) was a wife of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (63 BC-14) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Gaius Caesar (20 BC-21 Feb 4 AD) was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Lucius Caesar (17 BC-20 Aug 2 AD) was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Caligula (31 Aug 12-24 Jan 41) was a relative of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Herod I (73 BC-4 BC) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa ([?]-[?]) was a father of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 397 b M. Agrippa L. T. Coss. III. Caput Agrippæ cum corona rostratâ. S.C. Neptunus cum Delphino dextra, Tridente sinistra Ær. Q re to 865 Agrippa. The head of Agrippa in a rostral crown; Neptune with a dolphin in his right hand, a trident in his left.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Agrippa. The head of Agrippa in a rostral crown; Neptune with a dolphin in his right hand, a trident in his left.
Bargrave's catalogue: Rara, Antiqua, et Numismata Bargraviana (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16a)

It. Augustus cū cum Agrippa. Coll. Mem. now Nimes in France.

18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
of Augustus Cæsar and his Favourite Agrippa.
No. 60 Head of Augustus. behind it the Lituus. Reverse a Cornucopia on one side of it COPIA. on the other side νεα. I suppose a mint-mark. Bargrave 2 : 22 : ¾
No. 61 Head of Agrippa.   put.68 73 M AGRIPPA L.F COS III. Reverse A Neptune standing (Occo says) a Dolphin in his right Hand His Trident in his Left. S. C. Bargrave 6 : 6¼
No. 62 like the former.     69 746 Bargrave pw 6 : 6gr
No. 63 Like the former     757 Bargrave 5 : 20
No. 64 Heads of Agrippa and Augustus back to back    765 over them IMP P at the Bottom. DIVI F. Reverse a Crocodile chained to a Palm Tree.
[sun over] COL
[cloud over] NEM
Bargrave 8 : 2 ½
No. 65        784 A coin of the same Intent with the former, but from a different Dye. Casaubon 8 : 10 : ¼
No. 66 Head of Augustus.  61 ......... SAR DIVI F AV ........ Reverse    S. C P. MAXIM TRIBVNIC ............ III. Bargrave 5 : 16 : ½
No. 67 Head of Augustus.   62 CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRP .... Reverse    S. C A LICIN. NERVA III ........ ............ FF. Bargrave 6 : 21.
No. 68 Head of Augustus.   63 Inscription worn out. Reverse S.C. L.SVRDINVS III VIR AAA. FF. Bargrave pw . gr 6 : 8
No. 69Head of Augustus.    64 ..... SAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVI ........ Reverse S. C. CN FIDO CN F III VIR AAA F.F. v .. PISO Casaubon 3 : 21¾
No.70 Head of Augustus.    65 DIVVS PATER. Reverse a Thunder Bolt S.C. Bargrave 7 : 3
No.71 Head of Augustus.    66 DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Reverse a Thunder Bolt. S.C. Bargrave 7 : 3 : ¾
67 No.72 Head of Augustus over it a star DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Reverse Occo says Vesta sitting upon a seat in her Right Hand a Patera in her Left a sort of spear. Bargrave 6 : 3¾
No. 73 Head of Augustus.    68 DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Reverse The Temple of Janus shut S. C. PROVIDENT. Bargrave pio : gr 6 : 19
No. 74 The same with the former.  69 Bargrave 6 : 13 : ½
69 70 No. 75 The same with the former but the Head in a radiated Crown and a Thunder bolt behind the Head. Bargrave 7 : 3 : ¾
No.76 The same as the last     701 Casaubon 6 : [illegible] 6 : 19 : 0
No. 77 The same but much worn.  72 Casaubon pw gr 4 : 14¼
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) M. Agrippa, Lucii F. 2.