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Bronze Ass - Æ 33 mm - 24 grams - Die axis 01:00. |
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CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Tribunicia Potestate Imperator Pater Patriae - T.C. Caesar Augustus, Tribune of the Plebs, Imperator, Father of the Country). Bust of emperor facing right, maybe with laurel or oak leaf crown (no toga). |
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NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP (Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus Imperator - N.C.D. Defeater of the Germans, Imperator). Triumphal gate with on its roof a statue of the emperor on a horse galloping rightwards in between two victory columns.
SC (Senatus Consulto - By Decree of the Senate).
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This ornate structure probably represents the Arcus Drusi, erected over the Via Appia, just north of its junction with the Via Latina, to commemorate the military exploits in Germany of Claudius’ father Nero Claudius Drusus.
Obv. : - - Rev. : - - Thick and crude - Dented on flipside.
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