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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4723140, member: 14873"]One sestertius that I especially like is this one:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty poor surfaces, but nicely patinated orichalcum, fairly well centered on the flan and magnificent lettering. And that is what I like.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1157208[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 109, 42-43AD (38mm, 28.0gm) BMCRE, Vol1, No. 208, Plate 36-8</i></p><p>Obverse depiction: Nero Claudius Drusus, bare head facing left</p><p>Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP</p><p>Reverse depiction: Claudius seated left on curule chair holding olive branch, weapons and armor beneath</p><p>Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP - S C (exergue)</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero Claudius Drusus was the father of Claudius and this coin pays homage to him as a great warrior on the northern frontier who Claudius wished to emulate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The depiction of Claudius on the reverse is wonderful but I have always wished the portrait of Drusus on the obverse was not so “pock marked”. I thought it would be great if I could find an identical sestertius with a better condition portrait of Drusus at an inexpensive price to compliment this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I stated in my introductory remarks, surface blemishes do not bother me too much, but still, in this case ……………</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, lo and behold, I found such a coin! It has been heavily cleaned and it is not actually identical, for in addition to the portrait being a little larger, the reverse titulature ends in IMP rather than PP on the original - thereby making it an earlier issue. Drusus has a nicer face - not perfect, but it will do for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157210[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 157, Plate 35-7 42-43AD (38mm, 28.9gm)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>It was a real coincidence that I found that coin - one of the joys of collecting Ancient coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the two coins juxtaposed:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1157210[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4723140, member: 14873"]One sestertius that I especially like is this one: Pretty poor surfaces, but nicely patinated orichalcum, fairly well centered on the flan and magnificent lettering. And that is what I like. [I][ATTACH=full]1157208[/ATTACH] RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 109, 42-43AD (38mm, 28.0gm) BMCRE, Vol1, No. 208, Plate 36-8[/I] Obverse depiction: Nero Claudius Drusus, bare head facing left Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP Reverse depiction: Claudius seated left on curule chair holding olive branch, weapons and armor beneath Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP - S C (exergue) Nero Claudius Drusus was the father of Claudius and this coin pays homage to him as a great warrior on the northern frontier who Claudius wished to emulate. The depiction of Claudius on the reverse is wonderful but I have always wished the portrait of Drusus on the obverse was not so “pock marked”. I thought it would be great if I could find an identical sestertius with a better condition portrait of Drusus at an inexpensive price to compliment this one. As I stated in my introductory remarks, surface blemishes do not bother me too much, but still, in this case …………… Well, lo and behold, I found such a coin! It has been heavily cleaned and it is not actually identical, for in addition to the portrait being a little larger, the reverse titulature ends in IMP rather than PP on the original - thereby making it an earlier issue. Drusus has a nicer face - not perfect, but it will do for me. [ATTACH=full]1157210[/ATTACH] [I]BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 157, Plate 35-7 42-43AD (38mm, 28.9gm)[/I] It was a real coincidence that I found that coin - one of the joys of collecting Ancient coins! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are the two coins juxtaposed: [ATTACH=full]1157208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1157210[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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