Lot 1555
Nero Claudius Drusus. Æ Sestertius (29.0 g), died 9 BC. Rome, under Claudius, ca. AD 50-54. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head of Nero Claudius Drusus left. Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Emperor seated left on curule chair, holding branch and roll; below, weapons and armor on either side of globe; in exergue, S C. RIC 109; BMC 208; Cohen 8. Struck on a huge flan and well centered. We note tooling and smoothing in the fields, nonetheless, quite attractive with uniform glossy dark brown patina. Sharpness of Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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| Realized $2,703 |
