Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 659

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Nero Claudius Drusus. Died 9 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.68 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Head left, wearing oak wreath / DE above and GERM on architrave of triumphal arch, surmounted by equestrian statue right between two trophies; the rider carries spear in rest in right hand; at the foot of each trophy sits a captive with hands tied behind his back, the one on left looking right, the one on right facing. RIC I 70 (Claudius; Rome mint); von Kaenel Type 12 (unlisted dies); Lyon (Claudius) 23, 4a (D–/R102 [unlisted obv. die]); RSC 2; cf. Elkins, Monuments Figure 73 (for rev. type). Toned, porosity, minor scratches, a couple of shallow edge tests. VF.

From the I.L. Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 52 (22 September 2019), lot 474; Naville Numismatics 17 (13 September 2015), lot 456.


Estimate: 1500 USD