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Coin of Cyrenaica with head of Drusus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 23
Mint: Cyrenaica
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 14.58 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.452
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Drusus right. In front simpulum; behind lituus.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bare heads, face to face, of Tiberius on left and Germanicus.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bare heads, face to face, of Tiberius on left and Germanicus.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)