v15_0331 - ARAUSIO - ORANGE - OCTAVIAN and AGRIPPA Dupondius
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 98.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
Realised price : 126.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 190.00 €
Starting price : 98.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
Realised price : 126.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 190.00 €
Type : Dupondius
Date: c. 28-27 AC.
Mint name / Town : Orange, Gaule
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 8,11 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire coupé en deux. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [IMP/ DIVI F].
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Octave à droite.
Obverse translation : “Imperator/ Divi Filii”, (L’imperator/ fils du divin).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Restes de proue de galère surmontés d’un bouclier orné d’une tête de bélier.
Commentary
De nombreux exemplaires, comme le nôtre, furent coupés en deux pour servir comme as ou demi-dupondius (cf. CN. 95, p. 365, n° 16).
Historical background
ARAUSIO - ORANGE - OCTAVIAN and AGRIPPA
(c. 28-27 BC)
Orange, "Colonia Firma Iulia Secundanorum Arausio", was founded in 35 BC by veterans of the "II Legio Gallica", whose emblem is a ram's head on a shield. The latter is found in the center of the reverse of the dupondii attributed to the city.
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