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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4971761, member: 111387"]My "most interesting"(to me) changes pretty frequently. It could be monthly, weekly, or even daily; depending on my level of attention span.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently acquired this coin, and have posted it in a couple of threads already, yet it is still maintaining a high-level of interest for me atm. It really gets my imagination firing on all cylinders.</p><p><br /></p><p>Related to the OP's coin/theme, both literally and figuratively I might add; this guy's preliminary incursions into Germania were responsible for the abduction of a Cherusci chieftain's young son(s). The boy Arminius, being raised in Rome and taught the tactics of the military; both contributed to his gaining the insight on how to eventually deceive Varus, and successfully ambush and defeat the three legions under Varus' command in the battle of the Teutoburg forest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Drusus' brother was an emperor, his son was an emperor, his grandson was an emperor, and his great-grandson was an emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is a whole lot of emperor right there.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was struck under Claudius(Germanicus' brother) in commemoration of his(their) father.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194891[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Nero Claudius Drusus. </b>Died 9 BC. Æ Sestertius. Rome mint. 36mm, 28.05 g. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-54.</p><p><b>O:</b> Bare head left</p><p><b>R:</b> Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch and scroll; below, weapons and armor on either side of globe.</p><p><i>RIC I 109 (Claudius)</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4971761, member: 111387"]My "most interesting"(to me) changes pretty frequently. It could be monthly, weekly, or even daily; depending on my level of attention span. I recently acquired this coin, and have posted it in a couple of threads already, yet it is still maintaining a high-level of interest for me atm. It really gets my imagination firing on all cylinders. Related to the OP's coin/theme, both literally and figuratively I might add; this guy's preliminary incursions into Germania were responsible for the abduction of a Cherusci chieftain's young son(s). The boy Arminius, being raised in Rome and taught the tactics of the military; both contributed to his gaining the insight on how to eventually deceive Varus, and successfully ambush and defeat the three legions under Varus' command in the battle of the Teutoburg forest. Drusus' brother was an emperor, his son was an emperor, his grandson was an emperor, and his great-grandson was an emperor. That is a whole lot of emperor right there. This coin was struck under Claudius(Germanicus' brother) in commemoration of his(their) father. [ATTACH=full]1194891[/ATTACH] [B]Nero Claudius Drusus. [/B]Died 9 BC. Æ Sestertius. Rome mint. 36mm, 28.05 g. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-54. [B]O:[/B] Bare head left [B]R:[/B] Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch and scroll; below, weapons and armor on either side of globe. [I]RIC I 109 (Claudius)[/I][/QUOTE]
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