| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
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| Lot description: Nero Claudius Drusus, died 9 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.75 g, 12 h), Lugdunum, struck under Claudius, circa 41-42. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP Head of Nero Claudius Drusus to left, wearing oak wreath. Rev. Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies, the rider raising his right hand in salute and holding spear in his left; on architrave, DE GERMANIS. BMC 101 corr. (head laureate). CBN 6. Cohen 4 corr. (head laureate). Giard 27. RIC 72 corr. (head laureate). Beautiful old collection toning. Light scratches on the obverse and the reverse a bit weak, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, Leu 12, 158 May 2022, 1038, ex UBS 78, 9-10 September 2008, 1419 and from the collection of J. C. S. Rashleigh, Glendining, 14 January 1953, 491. The triumphal arch depicted on the reverse of this beautiful denarius was commissioned by Augustus to commemorate the victories of his beloved stepson in Germania. Estimate: 1500 CHF |  |
