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Two casts, obverse and reverse of an as. SEC1087-SEC1090 mounted together on card. An as, commemorating the battle of Naulochus and M. V. Agrippa Fleet Commander BC36. Obverse: Within a pearled border the head of M. Vipsanius Agrippa, laureate (left). Legend: 'M. AGRIPPA L.F. COS III'. (ie Consul for the third time). Reverse: Within a pearled border, Neptune, nude, standing, a trident in his left and a dolphin in his right hand. Inscribed: 'S[ENATUS] C[ONSULTO]'. Pompey was defeated by Octavian in the battle of Naulochus.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1087 |
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| Type: | Coin cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Battle of Naulochus, 36BC |
| Date made: | 36BC |
| People: | Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius; Caesar, Augustus Octavianus Gaius Julius |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 28 mm |