Summary
Gold Aureus struck by Claudius in the name of Nero Claudius Drusus the Elder, 41-45 AD.
Minted by Rome, Ancient Roman Empire.
Test cuts like that on the obverse of this coin are common when the Roman coins are found in India. Roman trade with India was quite extensive.
Nero Claudius Drusus was the father of Claudius. He was a famed general who had won many victories in Germania (noted by the triumphal arch on the reverse of this coin). He had died in 9 BC.
Obverse Description
Laureate head of Nero Claudius Drusus facing right; around, NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP (test cut across head).
Reverse Description
Triumphal arch surmounted by an equestrian statue facing right between two trophies each with a bound captive at its foot; below equestrian, DE; on arch, GERM.
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Spink (Australia), 14 Jul 1993
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Date Issued
41-45 AD
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Mint
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
11
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Classification
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Object Dimensions
2 mm (Height), 19 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.629 g (Weight)
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Shape
Off round
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References
RIC.69 (1984 edition) (RIC.75 1923 edition)
[Book] Sutherland, C.H.V. 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage. I., 125 Pages
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