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Augustus & Agrippa Nemausus Crocodile
Augustus & Agrippa Nemausus Crocodile

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Soon after 27 B.C. and further conquests in Spain, Augustus had an interest in the coinage needs of the western territories (Spain and Gaul). The well populated and romanized area of southern Gaul needed a new coinage. This example of a coin issued for Nemausus (today's Nimes, France# served the purpose and spread widely. It's often found halved, and this example shows evidence of divisional scratching.
OB: heads of Augustus laureate to right, obscured and Arippa with rostral crown are back to back; IMP DIVI #F#. Rx: crocodile chained to palm, wreath above; "COL NEM" in field indicates Colonia Nemausus). Struck from 10 B.C. onwards; 26 mm, 11.45 gms. Perhaps RIC I# 155


The crocodile coinage of Nemausus has delighted collectors for years. Research has shown that the coinage can be grouped into three distinct time periods based on the addition or omission of a headdress of some sort on the bust of Augustus. This coin was struck during the period after the death of Augustus c. 9/8-3 BC or during the reign of Claudius.
Nemausus was in the region of Gaul in modern day France (city of Nimes). Today, If one visits, there are still numerous references to this glorious coinage. The image of the crocodile chained to a post symbolized the subjugation of Egypt during the reign of Julius Caesar around 30 BC. The soldiers from this initiative were given plots of land to farm and quickly began to populate the city. The coinage served to memorialize the relationship to their new home. While Caesar inspired the coinage, Augustus created a major mint in the town of Nemausus and literally put the city on the map. This coinage was struck in abundance and served a large portion of the western Roman empire.
The meaning of the palm on the reverse is a matter of debate. Long before the Romans, the Volcae tribe dominated the area starting around the 3rd century BC. Pre-dating the Augustan coinage, there was already palm imagery, thus it could symbolize the relationship to the previous inhabitants.
The city enjoyed prosperity until the end of the 3rd century AD when it diminished in stature. The ruler Antoninus Pius (reigned 138-161 AD) came from Nemausus. In 473 AD the city was taken from the Romans by the Visigoths. [Shanna Schmidt Numismatics]
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