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A Beautiful Gold Aureus of Nero Claudius Drusus
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Nero Claudius Drusus (brother of Tiberius, father of Germanicus), Gold Aureus (7.71 g). Mint of Rome
(?), struck A.D. 41-5. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head facing left. Rev.
DE - GE - R - MA - NIS, vexillum between two crossed oblong shields, together with two pairs of spears
and trumpets also crossed. (RIC 73; Calicó 317a (this coin); Biaggi 182; BMC 104; C 5). A beautiful ex-
ample, with a portrait of fine style and an attractive reddish tone.
Rare.
Extremely Fine.
$50,000
Ex Bank Leu, Auction 48, 10 May 1989, lot 315
Ex William H. Williams Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 31, 26 October 2005, lot 18
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 91, 23 May 2016, lot 7.