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Claudius I Æ Cast Paduan Medallion. Unknown maker, circa 19th century. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, the triumphal arch of Nero Claudius Drusus, surmounted by equestrian statue of Drusus right, spearing downwards, trophies to left and right; S-C across fields. Cf. HMB I.31, Lawrence 14 and Klawans 2-3; for prototype, RIC 98 and BMCRE 122. 28.50g, 37mm, 6h.
Condition as seen. A highly attractive reproduction.
From a private UK collection.
A triumphal arch was commissioned in honour of Drusus' glorious campaigns in Germania, and was erected by the Senate some time after his death in 9 BC (Suet. Claud. 1). It was built of marble and adorned with trophies, and it stood on the Via Appia, probably a little north of its junction with the Via Latina. It seems to have given its name to the Vicus Drusianus, which may be under the modern Via della Ferratella. It has been suggested that it is the Arcus Recordationis of the Einsiedeln Itinerary (a 9th century guide to the city of Rome), situated near the Baths of Caracalla, however the exact origins of that arch are unclear and modern scholarship takes the view that this is not the Arch of Drusus.
Condition as seen. A highly attractive reproduction.
From a private UK collection.
A triumphal arch was commissioned in honour of Drusus' glorious campaigns in Germania, and was erected by the Senate some time after his death in 9 BC (Suet. Claud. 1). It was built of marble and adorned with trophies, and it stood on the Via Appia, probably a little north of its junction with the Via Latina. It seems to have given its name to the Vicus Drusianus, which may be under the modern Via della Ferratella. It has been suggested that it is the Arcus Recordationis of the Einsiedeln Itinerary (a 9th century guide to the city of Rome), situated near the Baths of Caracalla, however the exact origins of that arch are unclear and modern scholarship takes the view that this is not the Arch of Drusus.