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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     671290      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Nero Claudius Drusus Date Ruled:     38-39 B.C. Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 41-42 Struck under Claudius Weight:     7.86 g Obverse Legend:     NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS · IMP Obverse Description:     Laureate head left Reverse Legend:     DE GERMANIS Reverse Description:     Triumphal arch; DE GERMANIS in entablature; surmounted by statue of horseman left, raising hand and holding sceptre; trophies on either side Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 071 (Claudius) Reference2:     BMCRE 100 (Claudius) Reference3:     Cohen 003 Reference4:     von Kaenel 253 (V203/R203) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=53771 Grade:     Good VF, toned Notes:     ($7500)From the Tony Hardy Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 24 (5 December 2002), lot 23; Michael F. Price Collection (Stack's, 3 December 1996), lot 118. Nero Claudius Drusus, more commonly known as Drusus Senior, was the brother of Tiberius and the father of Claudius and Germanicus. When he was twenty-three, Augustus sent him into Rhaetia to quell a revolt of the Germanic tribes. The enemy was severely defeated and Roman dominion extended to the banks of the Elbe. In appreciation of his success, Drusus was given the surname of Germanicus, and the title was transmitted to his children.

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