roman coin experts-- question
coachleonard
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If you're familiar with those "Agrippa" bronze AS coins struck under Caligula (Agrippa bust on obv., Neptune with trident on reverse), I was wondering--- are there any of these pieces known with-- instead of a
bust of Agrippa-- a bust of Tiberius (last ruled 37 A.D) or Claudius (started ruling A.D 41). This bronze
coin was struck 37-41 A.D so it might have been going during the reigns just before or just after Caligula.
Reason I ask is, I have one of these pieces, and the bust just does not look like the sharp-nosed, stern furrowed brow Agrrippa bust that you normally see. On mine, nose is more beak-like, eyes more slanted, and the chin more weak. Looks more like Augustus or Tiberius, or Claudius.
bust of Agrippa-- a bust of Tiberius (last ruled 37 A.D) or Claudius (started ruling A.D 41). This bronze
coin was struck 37-41 A.D so it might have been going during the reigns just before or just after Caligula.
Reason I ask is, I have one of these pieces, and the bust just does not look like the sharp-nosed, stern furrowed brow Agrrippa bust that you normally see. On mine, nose is more beak-like, eyes more slanted, and the chin more weak. Looks more like Augustus or Tiberius, or Claudius.
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i also do have ANOTHER one of these, this one with the standard Agrippa portrait
I'm not sure how many of these coins would have been minted, but numerous dies would probably have been used. Whatever the portrait may have looked like, if the inscription names the person as Agrippa, then it was intended to represent Agrippa, whether it actually looked like him or not.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Apparently I have been awarded one DPOTD.