A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Germanicus, Dupondius, restitution issue under Gaius (Caligula), Rome, c. 37-41, Germanicus standing in slow quadriga right, germanicvs caesar, rev. signis recept devictis germ, Germanicus, bare-headed and cuirassed with tunic, standing left with right arm raised and holding aquila, s c in field, 15.22g (RIC Gaius 57; BMC 94; C 7; Sear 1820). Better than very fine, glossy dark patina £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 22 (part).

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