The John Bargrave Collection
CANCA-B163-2-4-73-RE
Metal Type:brass
Issuing Authority:
Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar (63 BC-14)
Weight:12.6 g
Diameter:24.72 mm
Mint:Nemausus (Settlement)
Date:
10 CE - 14 CE
Denomination: as
Obverse Image Description:Head of Agrippa in a rostral crown left, and Augustus laureate right. Border of dots.
Obverse Inscription:IMP DIVI F, [P] P in field to left and right of heads.
Reverse Image Description:Crocodile chained to a palm shoot. A wreath above with long ties trailing to the right. Border of dots.
Reverse Inscription:(C)OL on left of palm, NEM on right.
Attached People:
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (63 BC-14) - Authority - ancient
John Bargrave (1610-1680) - Collector
Bibliographic Source(s):
Roman Provincial Coinage Part I: Introdu..., page: 154, notes: RPC I, no. 525
The Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume I (Re..., page: 52, no. 159, Pl. 3, notes:
Catalogue References
Li Ms E16b
No. 6 No 6 ............................................. 8 : 4.
Head of Agrippa and Augustus.
back to back.
IMP.
P
DIVI F
Rev: Crocodile chained to a Palm Tree
[?] [?] COL NEM.
Bargrave The Impression on this Coin is set on a
little too much on one side, by which, the
P which should have been on the left Hand
in the Head side was not made.
It is the Nemansus or Nismes Coin.
sStruck says Occo in Honour of Augustus upon
his conquering Eqypt. The Crocodile being the
Emblem of Egypt, and his being chained to the
Palm the Emblem of Victory, signifies Egypt's 014 [blank page] 015 Imperatorial brass Coins.
being conquered.
I suppose by Agrippa's Head being joined
with Augustus this Coin was struck when
they were Colleagues in Power.
eitherPower,
either when Agrippa was Consul the 2d
or 3d Time, both which Times he was
Colleague with Augustus. 27. & 28 yeares
before Oct: or about 8 years after when Augustus
took him to be his associate in the Tribu-
nicial Power.
Cæsars reducing Egypt was in his 4 Consulship
about 30 yeares before Oct. M. Licinius was then his
Colleague. Why should Agrippas Image be joined
with Augustus's in a coin relating to the Reduction
of Egypt, at the Time of which Agrippa was
not in an office that intitled him to have
his Image upon the public Coin? or why
should the Money belonging to the Colony at
Nismes, record the Reduction of Egypt, more
than any other achievement of Augustus.
That the Colony at Nismes was an
Augustan Colony appears from an Inscripti-
on in Gruber.
DM.
T INDESII. TERTII
AED. C.OL AVG. NEM. &c. Gruber p. 323.5.
If Augustus planted this Colony at any
Time when he admitted his Friend and
Favourite Agrippa to be his Colleague in
Power, this may afford a good Reason for
Agrippa's Head being stamped together 016 [blank page] 017 Imperatorial brass Coins
with Augustus's upon this Coin. And if
they planted this Colony with Inhabitants
some from Egypt, and some from Syria or
Indea, of which the Palm was the Emblem
as the Crocodile was of Egypt, they may
herein be very significantly said to have
chained the Crocodile to the Palm Tree,
and a better Reason appear for those
Emblems being upon this Coin, than what
are commonly given. See Entry in Catalog Li Ms E16c 73 Heads of Augustus & Agrippa
over them IMP
at the Bottom DIVI F
by one of the Heads D
Reverse
a Crocodile chained to a Palm
Tree
figfig COLNEM
Casaubon
See Entry in Catalogue Li Ms E16d 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
See Entry in Catalogue
Li Ms E16b
No. 6 No 6 ............................................. 8 : 4.
Head of Agrippa and Augustus.
back to back.
IMP.
P
DIVI F
Rev: Crocodile chained to a Palm Tree
[?] [?] COL NEM.
Bargrave The Impression on this Coin is set on a
little too much on one side, by which, the
P which should have been on the left Hand
in the Head side was not made.
It is the Nemansus or Nismes Coin.
sStruck says Occo in Honour of Augustus upon
his conquering Eqypt. The Crocodile being the
Emblem of Egypt, and his being chained to the
Palm the Emblem of Victory, signifies Egypt's 014 [blank page] 015 Imperatorial brass Coins.
being conquered.
I suppose by Agrippa's Head being joined
with Augustus this Coin was struck when
they were Colleagues in Power.
eitherPower,
either when Agrippa was Consul the 2d
or 3d Time, both which Times he was
Colleague with Augustus. 27. & 28 yeares
before Oct: or about 8 years after when Augustus
took him to be his associate in the Tribu-
nicial Power.
Cæsars reducing Egypt was in his 4 Consulship
about 30 yeares before Oct. M. Licinius was then his
Colleague. Why should Agrippas Image be joined
with Augustus's in a coin relating to the Reduction
of Egypt, at the Time of which Agrippa was
not in an office that intitled him to have
his Image upon the public Coin? or why
should the Money belonging to the Colony at
Nismes, record the Reduction of Egypt, more
than any other achievement of Augustus.
That the Colony at Nismes was an
Augustan Colony appears from an Inscripti-
on in Gruber.
DM.
T INDESII. TERTII
AED. C.OL AVG. NEM. &c. Gruber p. 323.5.
If Augustus planted this Colony at any
Time when he admitted his Friend and
Favourite Agrippa to be his Colleague in
Power, this may afford a good Reason for
Agrippa's Head being stamped together 016 [blank page] 017 Imperatorial brass Coins
with Augustus's upon this Coin. And if
they planted this Colony with Inhabitants
some from Egypt, and some from Syria or
Indea, of which the Palm was the Emblem
as the Crocodile was of Egypt, they may
herein be very significantly said to have
chained the Crocodile to the Palm Tree,
and a better Reason appear for those
Emblems being upon this Coin, than what
are commonly given. See Entry in Catalog Li Ms E16c 73 Heads of Augustus & Agrippa
over them IMP
at the Bottom DIVI F
by one of the Heads D
Reverse
a Crocodile chained to a Palm
Tree
figfig COLNEM
Casaubon
See Entry in Catalogue Li Ms E16d 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
See Entry in Catalogue