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Aureus with head of Drusus I, struck under Claudius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 41–45
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.77 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nero Drusus, laureate, left.
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Reverse: Two crossed shields, two trumpets, and four spears.
Behind, vexillum with flag.
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Reverse: Two crossed shields, two trumpets, and four spears.
Behind, vexillum with flag.
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)