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Auction 11  12 January 2014
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Lot 391

Estimate: 4000 USD
Price realized: 5500 USD
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Nero Claudius Drusus, Father of Claudius. Died 9 BC. Sestertius, 29.71g (7h). Military Mint in NW Spain, struck under Claudius, 41-2 AD. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP Bare head of Drusus left, portrait like Claudius. Rx: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S C Claudius togate and holding branch seated left on curule chair resting on globe; he places foot on cuirass, scattered at his feet and under chair are also various shields, spears and a helmet, while a sword rests upright against the globe. Paris 130 (pl. XXIII). Cf. RIC 93 (mint of Rome, not recognizing any branch-mint attributions). For the mint, see Besombes and Barrandon, Revue num. 155, 2000, pl. VI.8. Exceptionally well struck portrait. EF

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