ORC8031 Germanicus dup. Fine, NR
Item # 3005412549
Item price US $36.00
Ended Feb-12-03
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Germanicus, Æ dupondius, (14.40g) GERMANICVS CAESAR Germanicus in Victory
quadriga right. / SIGNIS RECEP[T] DEVICTIS GERM Germanicus standing left,
holding eagle-tipped scepter, S C at sides of legs. RIC (Gaius) 57; BMC 94.
F, contrasting dark and brassy tone, with some scratches on the field.

While attributed to the time of Caligula or Claudius, this piece is
conceivably a lifetime issue struck while heir under Tiberius. Germanicus
celebrated a triumph for his Victories in Germany.