Marcus Agrippa AE As (Neptune, RIC I 58)

MARCUS AGRIPPA, died 12 BC
AE As (29.08mm, 11.54g, 6h)
Struck under Caligula, AD 37-41. Rome mint
Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Marcus Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown
Reverse: Neptune, draped, standing left, holding dolphin in extended right hand and trident in left
References: RIC I 58 (C), RCV 1812

Rich brown patina. A characteristically stern portrait of Marcus Agrippa, loyal friend of Augustus and grandfather to the emperor Caligula.

Collezione : Roman Imperial - the Julio-Claudians