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Nero Claudius Drusus (38-9 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.84 gm, 9h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, ca. AD 41-45. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, head of Nero Claudius Drusus left, wreathed in oak / DE GE-R-MA-NIS, two oblong shields with central arm strap seen from back crossed in foreground, vexillum with waving banner, four crossed spears and two crossed trumpets behind. RIC I (Claudius I) 74. Magnificent portrait with stunning rainbow toning throughout.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma Numismatics, Auction XX, 29 October 2020), lot 540; purchased privately from Edward J. Waddell Ltd ($35,000); Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 97 (12 December 2016), lot 67; Exceptional Roman Denarii Collection (Goldberg, Auction 80, 3 June 2014), lot 3113; Imagines Imperatorvm Collection (Áureo & Calicó, 8 February 2012), lot 13; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 9 (16 April 1996), lot 816; Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 124
Although RIC specifically describes the banner as still on the denarius module, sales archives show there are two distinct varieties - one with banner still, and one in motion, as on this specimen and the description for the aureus (RIC 73). The wreath worn by Drusus, misidentified as a laurel wreath until recognized as oak by D. Salzmann in 1976, was presumably a posthumous honor voted to him by the Senate. The reverse on this issue celebrates his German campaign, for which his eldest son was renamed Germanicus.
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD
Nero Claudius Drusus (38-9 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.84 gm, 9h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, ca. AD 41-45. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, head of Nero Claudius Drusus left, wreathed in oak / DE GE-R-MA-NIS, two oblong shields with central arm strap seen from back crossed in foreground, vexillum with waving banner, four crossed spears and two crossed trumpets behind. RIC I (Claudius I) 74. Magnificent portrait with stunning rainbow toning throughout.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma Numismatics, Auction XX, 29 October 2020), lot 540; purchased privately from Edward J. Waddell Ltd ($35,000); Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 97 (12 December 2016), lot 67; Exceptional Roman Denarii Collection (Goldberg, Auction 80, 3 June 2014), lot 3113; Imagines Imperatorvm Collection (Áureo & Calicó, 8 February 2012), lot 13; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 9 (16 April 1996), lot 816; Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 124
Although RIC specifically describes the banner as still on the denarius module, sales archives show there are two distinct varieties - one with banner still, and one in motion, as on this specimen and the description for the aureus (RIC 73). The wreath worn by Drusus, misidentified as a laurel wreath until recognized as oak by D. Salzmann in 1976, was presumably a posthumous honor voted to him by the Senate. The reverse on this issue celebrates his German campaign, for which his eldest son was renamed Germanicus.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-nero-claudius-drusus-38-9-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-384-gm-9h-ngc-auand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3094-32021.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD