Augustus, 27 BC - 14 CE. Dupondius 9-3 BC, Nemausus (Nîmes). IMP - DIVI F Laureate heads of Augustus and Agrippa back to back, flanked by P - P / COL - NEM Crocodile right in chains with palm branch behind. Behind palm, wreath with long ties. 12,98g. Cohen 10; RIC 160. A superb specimen with perfect portraits. Provenance: Tkalec (18 February 2002), 126. NAC 46 (2 April 2008), 486. Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. The colony of Nemausus, one of the major cities of Gallia Narbonensis, was established by Octavian to settle veterans of his Egyptian campaign. The crocodile, an emblematic animal of Egypt, consequently became the symbol of the city and remains so to this day. For this reason, the mint of Nemausus featured a crocodile on the reverse of its coinage.