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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     asinius_gallus      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     AEOLIS City:     Temnus Issuer:     Asinius Gallus Date Ruled:     6-5 BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 15 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     6-5 BC Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     2.63 g Obverse Legend:     ACINIOC ΓAΛΛOC AΓNOC Obverse Description:     bare head right Reverse Legend:     POΛΛAC ΘAINIOY TAMNITAN, Reverse Description:     Head of Dionysos right, wreathed in ivy Primary Reference:     RPC 2447 Photograph Credit:     Jon Moller Notes:     Consul 8BC, Proconsul Asia 6-5BC. Friend of Augustus, husband of Vipsania Agrippina, the former wife of Tiberius, who he constantly needled until Tiberius accused him of adultery with Agrippina Sr and had him imprisoned until he starved to death 3 years later.

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