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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Twelve Caesars| ▸ |Tiberius Drusus Caesar||View Options:   | | | Drusus (also called Drusus Junior or Drusus the Younger), the only son of Tiberius, became heir to the throne after the death of Germanicus. Drusus' wife Livilla was seduced by the praetorian prefect Sejanus and she poisoned Drusus to support Sejanus' plot to become emperor. Dying before Tiberius, Drusus never obtained the throne. Sejanus' plot was discovered in 31 B.C. and he and Livilla were executed. |
Drusus, the only son of Tiberius, never obtained the throne. Drusus' wife Livilla was seduced by the praetorian prefect Sejanus. She poisoned Drusus to support Sejanus' plot to become emperor. Years later the plot was discovered and Sejanus and Livilla were executed.RB111704. Copper as, RIC I Tiberius 45, BMCRE I Tiberius 99, BnF II Tiberius 78, Cohen I 2, SRCV I 1794, Hunter I Tiberius 27, Choice gVF, full legends, dark mottled green and brown patina, some coppery high points, weight 10.489 g, maximum diameter 30.9 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 23 A.D.; obverse DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N (Drusus Caesar, son of Tiberius Augustus, grandson of the Deified Augustus), bare head of Drusus left; reverse PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER (priest, in his second year of Tribunician Power), legend around S C (senatus consulto); SOLD
Drusus, Son of Tiberius, 13 B.C. - 23 A.D., Kyrene, Kyrenaica, Tiberius Gemellus and Germanicus II Reverse
Tiberius Gemellus and Germanicus II were the twin sons of Drusus and Livilla, the grandsons of the Emperor Tiberius, and the cousins of the Emperor Caligula. Gemellus is a nickname meaning "the twin." Germanicus II died in childhood. Because Gemellus' was too young to assume the throne, Caligula was summoned by Tiberius to Capri in 35 where he and Gemellus were made joint-heirs. Tiberius may also have selected Caligula because, according to Suetonius, Tiberius detested Gemellus, believing he was result of an adulterous affair by his mother. Tacitus records that while they were in Capri, Tiberius, with Gemellus in his arms, looked at Caligula in tears and told him: "You will kill him, and another will kill you." Caligula had Gemellus killed in late 37 or early 38, not long after assuming power, and was himself assassinated in 41.RP99149. Bronze dupondius, RPC I 946; BMC Cyrenaica p. 121, 49; Asolati 168, aF, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, off center, weight 12.274 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 0o, Kyrene (near Shahhat, Libya) mint, c. 23 A.D.; obverse ΔPOYΣOΣ KAIΣAP AYΓOYΣTOY YIOΣ, laureate head of Drusus to right, lituus behind, simpulum before; reverse bare heads of the twin sons of Drusus, Tiberius Gemellus (on left) and Germanicus II (on right) face to face, TIB ΓEP above, KAIΣAPEΣ below; ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 92 (16 Dec 2021), lot 754; rare; SOLD
Drusus and Germanicus, Sardes, Lydia, c. 23 - 26 A.D.
Restruck c. 28-29 A.D., by Asinius Pollio, Proconsul. This coin was originally struck with the reverse legend ΕΠI APΞIΕPΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔPOY KΛΕΩNOΣ ΣAPΔIANOY but using an elaborate set of ring-shaped countermark dies the obverse and reverse legends were restruck, the reverse indicating the new magistrate.SH00025. Bronze AE 28, RPC I 2995; SNG Cop 518; SNG Munchen 507; SNG Tubingen 3806; BMC Lydia p. 252, 106; Weber 6905; SNGvA -, VF, weight 11.287 g, maximum diameter 27.6 mm, die axis 0o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, restruck c. 28 - 29 A.D.; obverse ΔΠOYΣOΣ KAI ΓEPMANIKOΣ KAIΣAPEΣ NEOI ΘEOI ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOI, Drusus and Germanicus, togate, seated left on curule chairs, one holding lituus; reverse ΓAIΩ AΣINNIΩ ΠOΛΛIΩNI ANΘYΠATΩ, overstruck on original legend, oak and laurel wreath enclosing KOINOY AΣIAΣ; SOLD
Livia (Julia), Augusta, 14 - 29 A.D., Wife of Augustus, Mother of Tiberius, Grandmother of Claudius
The portrait of this coin has been traditionally described as depicting Livia, based on Cohen's catalog. Even if as early as 1880, A. Colson was proposing that the portrait is actually Livilla, Drusus' wife, it was not in time for Cohen to consider it. The portrait of Pietas alone is paired with the reverse naming Drusus. Livilla was believed to have shown piety over the sickness and death of her husband, Drusus. (Later it would be shown that she had poisoned him).RP41461. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC I T43 (S); BMCRE I T98; BnF II T74; Hunter I T26; Cohen p. 170, 1; SRCV I 1741, F, weight 12.934 g, maximum diameter 29.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 22 - 23 A.D.; obverse veiled, draped bust of Livia or Livilla as Pietas right, wearing stephane, PIETAS below; reverse DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER, legend around large S C (senatus consulto); scarce; SOLD
Drusus, Son of Tiberius, Born 13 B.C., Died 14 September 23 A.D., Philippi(?), Macedonia
Drusus, the only son of Tiberius, never took the throne. Drusus' wife Livilla was seduced by the praetorian prefect Sejanus. She poisoned Drusus to support Sejanus' plot to become emperor. Years later the plot was discovered and Sejanus and Livilla were executed.RP113313. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online I 1659 (10 spec.), SNG Cop -, BMC -, aVF, nice portrait, dark green patina, light deposits, small flaw/pit on reverse, weight 5.292 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 45o, probably Philippi (near Filippoi, Greece) mint, 19 - 23 A.D.; obverse DRV CAES, bare head right; reverse two priests with yoke of two oxen right, plowing the pomerium (sacred boundary), founding a new colony; ex CNG e-sale 303 (29 May 2013), lot 205; ex CEM group; SOLD
Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Colonia Romula, Hispania Baetica
In 14 A.D., after Augustus' death, Legions on the Rhine revolted. Germanicus and Drusus put down the revolt. Germanicus, made commander in Germany, campaigned there until 16 A.D. He returned victorious, recovering the lost eagles of Varus' legions.RP55442. Copper provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3361, RPC I 74, SNG Cop 422, Burgos 1588, VF, weight 11.691 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 45o, Colonia Romula (Seville, Spain) mint, c. 19 Aug 14 - 15 A.D.; obverse PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, laureate head of Tiberius left; reverse GERMANICVS CAESAR DRVSVS CAESAR, confronted heads of Drusus and Germanicus; SOLD
Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Tarraco, Hispania Tarraconensis
After the death of Augustus, Tiberius' mother, Livia Drusilla, took the name Julia Augusta.
Drusus (also called Drusus Junior or Drusus the Younger), the only son of Tiberius, became heir to the throne after the death of Germanicus. Drusus' wife Livilla was seduced by the praetorian prefect Sejanus and she poisoned Drusus to support Sejanus' plot to become emperor. Dying before Tiberius, Drusus never obtained the throne. Sejanus' plot was discovered in 31 B.C. and he and Livilla were executed.RP71359. Bronze provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3273, RPC I 233, SNG Cop 528, Benages 17, Vives 171.8, Ripollès Romanas 223, F, weight 8.527 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 315o, Tarraco (Tarragona, Spain) mint, 22 - 23 A.D.; obverse TI CAES AVG PONT MAX TRIB POT, laureate head of Tiberius right; reverse DRVSVS CAES TRIB POT IVL AVGVSTA, confronted heads of Drusus Caesar right and Livia (Julia August) left, C - V - T (Colonia Vrbs Tarraco) divided across lower field; SOLD
Drusus, Son of Tiberius, b. 13 B.C., d. 14 September23 A.D., Italica, Hispania Baetica
Drusus, the only son of Tiberius, never obtained the throne. Drusus' wife Livilla was seduced by the praetorian prefect Sejanus. She poisoned Drusus to support Sejanus' plot to become emperor. Years later the plot was discovered and Sejanus and Livilla were executed.RP08156. Bronze AE 23, RPC Online I 71, SNG Cop 419, F, weight 6.85 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 135o, Italica (near Santiponce, Spain) mint, 19 Aug 14 - 14 Sep 23 A.D.; obverse DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F, bare head right; reverse MVNIC ITALIC, aquila and vexillum between two signa, PER AVG below; SOLD
Drusus and Germanicus, Sardis, Lydia, c. 23 - 26 A.D.
Drusus Julius Caesar (14 B.C. - 14 September A.D. 23), was the son of Emperor Tiberius, and heir to the Roman Empire following the death of his adoptive brother Germanicus (24 May 15 B.C. - 10 October A.D. 19).GB85832. Bronze AE 28, RPC I 2994 (13 spec.), SNG Cop 517, SNGvA 3143, BMC Lydia p. 251, 104, aF, centered on a tight flan, porous, spot of encrustation obverse, weight 10.496 g, maximum diameter 26.5 mm, die axis 0o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, c. 23 - 26 A.D.; obverse ΔPOYΣOΣ KAI ΓEPMANIKOΣ KAIΣAPEΣ NEOI ΘEOI ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOI (Drusus and Germanicus, new gods, loving brothers), Drusus and Germanicus, togate, seated left side-by-side on curule chairs, the farther brother holding a lituus in his extended right hand; reverse EΠI APΞIEPEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY KΛEΩNOΣ ΣAPΔIANOY (struck under Alexander, son of Cleon, Archiereus of Sardis), oak and laurel wreath enclosing KOINOY AΣIAΣ (Community of Asia); ex Moneta Numismatic Services; SOLD
Livia (Julia), Augusta, 14 - 29 A.D., Wife of Augustus, Mother of Tiberius, Grandmother of Claudius
The countermark NCAPR was applied to numerous orichalcum coins of the reigns of Tiberius and Claudius. NCAPR is most often explained as "Nero Caesar Augustus Populo Romano." Others believe NCAPR abbreviates "Nummus Caesare Augusto Probatus" or "Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit" (probavit means approved). Excavations of the Meta Sudans and the northeastern slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome indicate that this countermark was applied for Nero's congiarium (distribution to the people) in 57 A.D., which supports the Populo Romano interpretation. Varieties of this relatively common countermark are identified by some authors as applied in either Italy, Spain or Gaul. The countermark is not found on coins bearing the name or portrait of Caligula. Clearly any coins of Caligula that were still in circulation and collected for application of the countermark were picked out and melted down, in accordance with his damnatio, rather than being countermarked and returned to circulation. A NCAPR countermark has, however, been found on a Vespasian dupondius which, if genuine and official, seems to indicate the N may refer to Nerva, not Nero.RB88864. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC I T43 (S); BMCRE I T98; BnF II T74; Hunter I T26; Cohen p. 170, 1; SRCV I 1741; countermark: Pangerl 60a, Werz 138, aF, well centered, bumps, scratches, porosity, corrosion, weight 12.614 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 22 - 23 A.D.; obverse veiled, draped bust of Livia or Livilla as Pietas right, wearing stephane, PIETAS below; reverse DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER, legend around large S C (senatus consulto), countermark: NCAPR in a rectangular punch; scarce; SOLD
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