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Germanicus (Nero Claudius Drusus)
Cæsar, 757 - 772 A.U.C. (4 – 19 AD)
AE28 Dupondius, commemorating the recovery, by Germanicus, of the Legionary Eagles (Aquilæ) lost in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D.
Obverse: GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus, in a Quadriga,
Germanicus (Nero Claudius Drusus)
Cæsar, 757 - 772 A.U.C. (4 – 19 AD)
AE28 Dupondius, commemorating the recovery, by Germanicus, of the Legionary Eagles (Aquilæ) lost in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D.
Obverse: GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus, in a Quadriga,
going to the right, holding the reigns and a sceptre.
Reverse: SIGNIS RECEP DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus, cuirassed, advancing to the left, saluting with his right hand and holding an Aquila with his left.
Reverse: SIGNIS RECEP DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus, cuirassed, advancing to the left, saluting with his right hand and holding an Aquila with his left.
S-C across the fields.
Weight: 13.06 g
Diameter: 28.5 x 29 x 2 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mint: Rome, attributed to the reign of his son, emperor Caligula, 37 - 40 AD
References: B.M.C. 94, R.I.C. 57
Weight: 13.06 g
Diameter: 28.5 x 29 x 2 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mint: Rome, attributed to the reign of his son, emperor Caligula, 37 - 40 AD
References: B.M.C. 94, R.I.C. 57
Note: A metal detecting find, by Mr. Murray Jemison, near Chinon, France in 2010.
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