Drusus, son of Tiberius. Died A.D. 23. Æ as. 9.74 gm. 29 mm. Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, A.D. 22-23. His bare head left; DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N / PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER around large S C. RIC I 45 (Tiberius). Fine, but with a nice portrait; brown and green patina.
This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.
After the death of Germanicus, Drusus became heir to the throne, but in A.D. 23 he was poisoned by his wife Livilla at the urging of the praetorian prefect Sejanus.