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Roman Imperial Coinage, Drusus, Sestertius, Rome, 22-3, caduceus between crossed cornucopiæ topped with the heads of Drusus’ sons, Tiberius Gemellus and Tiberius Germanicus, rev. drvsvs caesar ti avg f divi avg n pont tr pot ii, large s c in centre, 23.57g (RIC Tiberius 42; BMCRE 95-7). Minor roughness, otherwise nearly very fine £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Antony Scammell Collection of Roman Coins.

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Drusus was the only son of Tiberius and his first wife Vipsania Agrippina. This coin, which shows Tiberius’ grandsons, is part of the series of bronzes struck c. 22-3 to commemorate, among other things, Tiberius’s new dynastic arrangements after the death of Germanicus

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