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This was the first big Roman coin from Claudius I bought to start my collection. Worn, but with a beautiful triumphal arch.
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (January 14, 38 BC - summer of 9 BC), born Decimus Claudius Drusus, also called Drusus Claudius Nero, was a Roman politician and military commander. He was a patrician Claudian on his legal father's side but his maternal grandmother was from a plebeian family. He was the son of Livia Drusilla and the legal stepson of her second husband, the Emperor Augustus. He was also brother of the Emperor Tiberius, father to both the Emperor Claudius and general Germanicus, paternal grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, and maternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero.
He launched the first major Roman campaigns across the Rhine and began the conquest of Germania, becoming the first Roman general to reach the Weser and Elbe rivers. In 12 BC, Drusus led a successful campaign into Germania, subjugating the Sicambri. Later that year he led a naval expedition against Germanic tribes along the North Sea coast, conquering the Batavi and the Frisii, and defeating the Chauci near the mouth of the Weser. In 11 BC, he conquered the Usipetes and the Marsi, extending Roman control to the Upper Weser. In 10 BC, he launched a campaign against the Chatti and the resurgent Sicambri, subjugating both. The following year, while serving as consul, he conquered the Mattiaci and defeated the Marcomanni and the Cherusci, the latter near the Elbe. However, Drusus died later that year, depriving Rome of one of its best generals.Obv: Laureate head right Legend: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P Rev: Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus: triumphal arch consisting of single arch & decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic Legend: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, S C across field. Diameter: 33mm Mass:28.3 gram    |
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I always love the architectural presentations. Nice representation.
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Nice coin and excellent write-up.
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Thanks, I have another one depicting a bridge, I believe it was from trajan.
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@archeo1982, I agree great coin. It has been so nice to take a peek at some of the coins in your collection. So that I can learn, I wonder if you could talk a little about the countermark. Was it placed there as part of a coinage debasement program by a later emperor? Or so other reason? I can't make out the details of it--does it say anything? I don't see a matching flat area on the rev, so this must have been applied a very long time ago. Thx!
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The countermark is upside down, I'm not sure, but it seems to be a countermark placed in the reign of Nero: [N]CAP[R] thought to mean "Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit"
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Ok interesting thanks. Do you know if this was to reduce the value of older coins or rather for marketing/propaganda?
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I believe it was done for both devalue and propaganda. Nero coins are often damaged on purpose and countermarked with the short of the next emperor,
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