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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 24665187, member: 87809&quot;]Since I didn&#039;t have a Drusus and he was one of the ablest Roman commanders, I couldn&#039;t resist in getting this one<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p>AE Sestertius, Uncertain Thracian mint 50(?) - 54 AD</p><p>37 mm, 26.65 g, 6h</p><p>BMC 208, BNat II (Paris) Nr. 198-203 (42-43 AD); RIC 2nd edition 109; Cohen I, 8 </p><p>Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E322, 12 March 2014, E Auction 507</p><p><br /></p><p>The same RIC number, covers Rome and at least three major provincial mints without P P, and Rome, the Spanish mint, and the Thracian mint with P P in the legend on the reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP Bare head of Drusus to l.</p><p>Rev.: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM•TRP•IMP•PP•S•C• upside down in exergue. Claudius togate seated to l. on curule chair resting on globe, against which leans a parazonium (sword), and holding a laurel branch in r. hand. The emperor places his foot on cuirass, and scattered at his feet and under chair is military equipment: shields, spears and a helmet.</p><p>Picture courtesy HJB: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1572656[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>and then I rummaged through the pick-bin (that was so fun) at HJB and got 6 coins to attribute. Don&#039;t know if I&#039;ll be able to attribute all 6. This is the only one, (a byzantine nummis - I don&#039;t have many byzantine coins<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) I have attributed:</p><p><br /></p><p>Anastasius I Dicorus</p><p>AE Nummis, Constantinople, 512 – 517 AD</p><p>33 x 34 mm, 15.51 g</p><p>Sear 20; DOC 23C or DOC 20B </p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to r.</p><p>Rev.: Large M (Greek numeral for 40), dot over star at left, cross above, dot over star at right, letter B below. Mintmark CON</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1572657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1572658[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your Drusus, Anastasius I or anything you deem relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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