AGRIPPA

Friend of Augustus

MARCVS VIPSANIVS AGRIPPA was born about 63 BC to obscure parents in Rome. He was a boyhood friend of the future Emperor Augustus, and helped him raise a legion to assert his rights after the death of Julius Caesar. He served Augustus as both general and admiral for the remainder of his life, winning naval victories against Sextus Pompey at Naulochus (36 BC) and Antony at Actium (31 BC). Augustus intended Agrippa to be his successor, and had him marry his daughter Julia in 21 BC. However Agrippa died before Augustus, of natural causes in March, 12 BC after a rigorous winter campaign in Pannonia.(from MONETA, from www.numus.com)

The Asses


 Bronze AS 29mm (11.09gr) Rome mint

 Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Agrippa head left, wearing rostral crown

Rev: S-C to left and right of Neptune, standing left, cloaked, holding small  dolphin in right hand and trident in left

 RIC I 58 (pg. 112)       Brett Telford Collection



Bronze AS 29mm (11.09gr) Rome mint

Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Agrippa head left, wearing rostral crown

Rev: S-C to left and right of Neptune, standing left, cloaked, holding small dolphin in right hand and trident in left

RIC I 58 (pg. 112)       Joe Mastrario Collection



Bronze AS 28mm (12.5gr) Unofficial mint

Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Agrippa head left, wearing rostral crown

Rev: S-C to left and right of Neptune, standing left, cloaked, holding small dolphin in right hand and trident in left

RIC I 58 (pg. 112)       Harry Stewart Collection

Copper As 29mm (12gm) Sruck 37-41 A.D. Rome

Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Agrippa, his head left, wearing rostral crown.

Rev: S C Neptune standing left, wearing cloak, holding trident and small dolphin.

RIC 58 (Caligula), Sear 1812    Jan de Veen Collection

Copper AS 30.2mm (11.59gm) Struck 40-41 A.D. Rome

Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Laureate head right.

Rev: S C Neptune standing left holding trident and small dolphin.

RIC 58, BMC 161, Sear 1812

Tom Mullally Collection


Barbarous copy of a Bronze AS 27.5mm (8.43gr) Rome mint

Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Agrippa head left, wearing rostral crown

Rev: S-C to left and right of Neptune, standing left, cloaked, holding small dolphin in right hand and trident in left. TIAV counter mark (Claudius).

RIC I 58 (pg. 112)      Mark Lehman Collection

 

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