Description: Roman ImperialClaudius (AD 41-54) Denomination: bronze AE sestertiusWeight: 27.54 gramsDiameter: 37 mmDie Axis: 7 hStruck: AD 42-43Mint: Rome, ItalyObverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate bust rightReverse: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, triumphal arch of Drusus consisting of single arch and decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic, surmounted by equestrian figure riding right between two trophies and spearing downward; S - C in fieldsReferences: Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) volume I 114; Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum (BMCRE) volume I 188Grade / Comments: Good Fine, somewhat rough surfaces, brown patina with brassy highlightsThe new emperor Claudius, sensitive to having being raised to the purple by the bloody Praetorian Guard revolt against Caligula, sought to emphasize his family lineage and recall the memory of his father Nero Claudius Drusus by issuing this coin portraying the honorific arch that was built by order of the Senate sometime after his father's sudden death in 9 BC. Nero Claudius Drusus, son of Livia and brother of Tiberius, was also one of Rome's most capable and popular generals during the reign of Augustus. He lead the first major Roman campaigns across the Rhine into Germany defeating the various tribes and reaching as far as the Weser and Elbe Rivers. His untimely death after falling from a horse slowed the Roman advance and foreshadowed the disastrous defeat in the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9 that convinced the Romans to abandon their hopes of conquest and to keep the Rhine as their frontier. The Arch of Drusus shown on this coin, known to have been located somewhere on the Via Appia, is NOT the one still surviving in Rome a short distance inside the Porta Appia and which is today commonly referred to as the "Arch of Drusus." That arch was built later, perhaps in the 2nd but no later than 3rd century, when it was incorporated into the aqueduct branch built to supply the Baths of Caracalla. The original arch no longer exists and it's exact location is unknown, but it is supposed to have been further up the Via Appia north of its junction with the Via Latina, and therefore close to the Baths themselves and an ancient street known as the Vicus Drusianus which likely took its name from the arch. Coins are guaranteed genuine for life. Additionally, returns may be made within 30 days of receipt for any reason as long as items are undamaged and unaltered.
Price: 525 USD
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Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Bronze
Ruler: Claudius
