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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
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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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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)