Drusus Julius Caesar was the son of Emperor Tiberius, and heir to the Roman Empire following the death of his adoptive brother Germanicus in AD 19.
He was born at Rome to a prominent branch of the gens Claudia, the son of Tiberius and his first wife, Vipsania Agrippina. His name at birth was Nero Claudius Drusus after his paternal uncle, Drusus I the Elder.
Drusus died suddenly in AD 23, seemingly from natural causes. Ancient historians claim he was murdered by the powerful Sejanus, Praetorian prefect of Rome.
He was born at Rome to a prominent branch of the gens Claudia, the son of Tiberius and his first wife, Vipsania Agrippina. His name at birth was Nero Claudius Drusus after his paternal uncle, Drusus I the Elder.
Drusus died suddenly in AD 23, seemingly from natural causes. Ancient historians claim he was murdered by the powerful Sejanus, Praetorian prefect of Rome.
Epithet: Minor ("the Younger")
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Drusus II
An
AE
Quadrans?
struck 22-23 AD
in
Paphos
|
Salamis (Cyprus)
Obverse: DRVSVS CAESAR, Bare head of Drusus facing right
Reverse: Zeus Salaminios standing facing, head left, holding phiale and short scepter, eagle on left wrist
Diameter:
17 mm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.75 g
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.75 g
RPC doesn't commit to calling it a quadrans but says it probably was supposed to be given the size and weight.
Mints were in Paphos and Salamis, neither RPC nor Tziambazis commits to attributing this issue to a specific mint.
Mints were in Paphos and Salamis, neither RPC nor Tziambazis commits to attributing this issue to a specific mint.
RPC I 3923; Tziambazis Roman 11
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Drusus II
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Obverse: DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, Bare head of Drusus facing left
Reverse: PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER. Large SC at center
Diameter:
30 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 9 g
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 9 g
No notes for this coin
RIC I (2nd Ed.) Tiberius 45
Obverse: Head of Germanicus right ΓEPMANIKOΣ // KAIΣAPEΩN
Reverse: Head of Drusus right ΔPOYΣOΣ // ΣAPΔIANΩN
Diameter:
15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
Struck by Tiberius
RPC I 2992
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Obverse: ΓEPMANIKOΣ KAIΣAP, Bare head of Germanicus facing right
Reverse: ΔPOVΣOΣ KAIΣAP, Bare head of Drusus facing right
Diameter:
19 mm
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.92 g
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.92 g
No notes for this coin
RPC I 2367