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Roman Empire – Marcus Agrippa AE As
Posthumous issue struck under Caligula, Rome, AD 37–41Bronze As honoring Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, celebrated general, statesman, and close associate of Augustus.Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III. Head of Agrippa left, wearing the distinctive rostral crown.Reverse: S C. Neptune standing, holding a dolphin and trident.Reference: RIC I 58 (Gaius/Caligula).A historically significant Roman bronze connecting two of the most recognizable figures of the early Roman Empire. Agrippa’s rostral crown commemorates his celebrated naval achievements, while Neptune on the reverse reinforces the coin’s maritime imagery.The coin is heavily circulated with rough, mineralized surfaces, but the characteristic Agrippa portrait and Neptune reverse remain identifiable.An affordable representative of this popular posthumous Agrippa issue struck during the reign of Caligula.The coin pictured is the exact coin offered.
