Lot 4371

Description

Nero Claudius Drusus, (Claudius's father) (died 9 B.C.), posthumous issue struck by Claudius, (A.D. 41-2), AE sestertius, (26.27 g), obv. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, Drusus head to left, rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP around, S C in exergue, Claudius seated left on curule chair with arms around, holding a branch, (S.1896, RIC 93 [Claudius], BMC 157, C.8). With collector's packets, very good-fine, surface roughness, very scarce.

Ex RJM Collection and previously from Malloy Auction LV, 1994 (lot 51, $135).