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Roman Imperial Coinage, Germanicus, Dupondius, restitution issue under Gaius (Caligula), Rome, c. 37-41, germanicvs caesar, Germanicus holding eagle-tipped sceptre and driving slow triumphal quadriga right, rev. signis recept devictis germ sc, Germanicus, bare-headed and curiassed, walking left, raising right hand and holding aquila, 16.11g (RIC Gaius 57; BMCRE 93-100). Minor roughness, otherwise about extremely fine with attractive brown patina £300-£400

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

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Germanicus’s military campaigns in Germania (14-16) made him famous for avenging the defeat of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest (9 AD) and retrieving two of the three legionary eagles which had been lost. This type commemorates the triumph held in Rome on 26 May 17 celebrating these victories

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