Ancient & Islamic Coins

Roman Imperial Coinage, Germanicus, As, restitution issue under Gaius (Caligula), Rome, 37-8, germanicvs caesar ti avgvst f divi avg n, bust left, rev. c caesar avg germanicvs pon m tr pot, large s c, 10.43g (RIC Gaius 35). Very fine, reverse better £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Antony Scammell Collection of Roman Coins.

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Born in 15 BC, Germanicus was the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and nephew of the emperor Tiberius. The latter adopted him as his son and heir, c. 4 AD. After several brilliant military campaigns he died in Antioch in 19 from a mystery illness. Some theories implicate Tiberius himself in his nephew’s death. Tacitus, for one, believed that Tiberius was jealous of the younger man’s growing success and popularity and fearful of his military prowess

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