Drusus Minor - RPC I 947.19

brown patina, Good Fine

Roman Provincial, Drusus Minor (14 BCE - 23 CE) with Tiberius Gemellus (19 - 37/38 CE) and Germanicus (19 - 23 CE), Bronze Ae unit, Cyrenaica, Cyrene mint 

• Obverse: [ΔΡΟΥΣΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ ΥΙ[ΟΣ] / Laureate head of Drusus right  
• Reverse:  ΤΙΒ ΓΕΡ [ΚΑΙΣ]ΑΡΕ[Σ] / Bare heads of twin brothers Tiberius Gemellus and Germanicus facing each other
• Denomination:Ae23
• Metal: Bronze
• Mint: Cyrenaica and Crete, Cyrene  (19 - 37 CE)
• Rarity: Scarce
• Weight/Size/Axis: 6.15 g / 23 mm / 0

Reference:

• RPC I 947.19 (This coin)
• Lindgren III 1589
• BMC 51
• Asolati 169

Provenance:

• ex - Saint Paul Antiques Auction 4, lot 165 - April 22, 2017