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Sestertius with busts of Germanicus II and Tiberius Gemellus in cornucopiae, struck under Tiberius

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 22–23
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 28.28 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.767
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: busts of twin sons of Drusus, Germanicus II (right) and Tiberius Gemellus (left), on crossed cornucopiae, a winged caduceus between.
Reverse: in center: SC (large)
around: DRVSVSCAESARTIAVGFDIVIAVGNPONTTRPOTII

ProvenanceBy date unknown: E. Bizot Collection; by 1902: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Wellington Street, Strand, London (Sotheby auction of the Bizot Collection, November 19-21, 1902, lot 47: from the Derre cabinet); by date unknown: V. J. E. Ryan Collection; by 1952: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (Glendining auction of the Ryan Collection, part V, April 2-3, 1952, lot 2266; ex Yates-Thompson Collection); by 1984: with Numismatic Fine Arts, 342 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California (Numismatic Fine Arts auction 14, The Park Lane Hotel, 36 Central Park South, New York, November 29, 1984, lot 321); November 29, 1984: purchased by MFA from Numismatic Fine Arts at the auction; accessioned December 19, 1984