Nero Claudius Drusus. Sestertius

Nero Claudius Drusus; Died 9 BC, Branch Mint, struck by his son Claudius, 41-2 AD, Sestertius, 25.25g. Paris-125/7, pl. XXIII; von Kaenel-1490/1 and 1495/6, pl. 26. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN[ICVS I]MP Bare head of Drusus l. Rx: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR [AVG P M TR P I]MP S C Claudius togate and holding branch seated l. on curule chair resting on globe; he places foot on cuirass, scattered at his feet and under chair are also various shields, spears and a helmet, while a sword stands upright against the globe. Struck at Claudius' "fine-style" branch mint, perhaps located in northern Italy, first distinguished from Rome and from Claudius' two other main branch mints by C. Clay in unpublished research.. Fine