Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 3688
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperial | ||||
| Entered by: | rasiel (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 15 buyer responses) | ||||
| Added on: | Sep 22, 2005 | ||||
| Ruler: | Nero Claudius Drusus | ||||
| Coin: | AE Sestertius NEROCLAVDIVSDRVSVSGERMANICVSIMP - Bare head left. TICLAVDIVSCAESARAVGPMTRPIMPPP - Claudius seated left, holding branch; weapons on floor. | ||||
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| Mint: | Rome (42-43) | ||||
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 26.04g / - / - | ||||
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| Acquisition/Sale: | Incitatus Coins vcoins.com 9/19/05 | ||||
| For Sale: | This coin is for sale. ($225.00) About this seller | ||||
| Notes: | Sep 22, 05 - The father of Claudius was a favorite of Augustus. The elderly emperor had pinned his hopes of succession on Nero Claudius Drusus (ah, let's call him NCD for short) because he saw in him the traits of military genius and political finesse that reminded him of his own character. But NCD fell off a horse one day in 9 BC and kicked the bucket. In total despondency Augustus next hedged his bets by selecting his best friend Agrippa's two very young children, Caius and Lucius, as next in line. In an epic jinx, these two died just a few years later also!
Anyway, NCD never becomes emperor and therefore there are no coins minted during his lifetime with his name or portrait. However, Claudius honors him so a half century after his passing with a limited series in all three metals all of which are rare today. The Sestertius, that big ol' quintessentially Roman coin, is the least rare but sill commands a big premium over those of Claudius himself. This coin in particular has a little extra interest because of that big gouge in the front, a counterstamp. Counterstamping was a cost-savings measure of keeping worn coins in circulation. Sometimes it served to rebadge a foreign coin into one equivalent to locals. The coin would be weighed and determined to be fit for circulation at a certain mark of value if it passed some weight threshold. The stamp therefore was the official recognition of its continuing value. This is the most commonly known counterstamp and reads NCAPR which is thought to stand for Nero Claudius Augustus Populo Romano, Latin for "From the emperor Nero to the Roman people." | ||||
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