Reverse: Neptune standing, with trident and dolphin

Obverse: Bust of Agrippa with rostral crown

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Context: Rome
Material: Bronze
Denomination: Dupondius
Issuing Authority: Marcus Agrippa
Actual Weight: 10.9 g.
Date: ca. 27 BC - ca. 12 BC
Dimensions: 29 mm.
Region: Latium
Period: Augustan


Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle stands the bearded figure of Neptune, nude except for a cloak draped over his shoulders, in a frontal view, turning his head profile to the left. He holds a trident upright in his left hand and dolphin in his outstretched right hand.

Donor: Anonymous Gift in Memory of Zoƫ Wilbour

Commentary: Imperial dupondius

Sources Used: Cohen 1880-1892, 1.175, no. 1, rev. 3