Marcus Agrippa, lieutenant of Augustus (died 12 BC). AE as (27mm, 6h). NGC VG. Posthumous issue, Rome, AD 37-41. M•AGRIPPA•L-•F•COS•III•, head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing facing, head left, nude save for chlamys hanging behind and over both arms, small dolphin left in outstretched right hand, grounded trident in left; S-C across fields. RIC I (Gaius) 58. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, perhaps history's greatest sidekick, was born in 63 BC, the same year as Gaius Octavius, with whom he struck up a close friendship in adolescence. Octavius recognized Agrippa's remarkable qualities as a soldier and statesman and relied heavily on him to put his various plans into action. Agrippa's mastery of strategy secured the naval victory over Sextus Pompey at Naulochus in 36 BC and the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium five years later. After Octavian assumed the title of Augustus in 27 BC, Agrippa was clearly regarded as second-in-command and the likely heir to the throne, even marrying Octavian's daughter, Julia the Elder. His many building projects, financed out of his own purse, helped transform Rome from a city of brick to one of marble, and his commemorative inscriptions survive on many important monuments, including the Pantheon. His name continued to be revered long after his death in 12 BC, as this coin, struck decades later, attests. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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