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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Lydia| > |Sardes| > RP81501
Germanicus, Caesar, b. 24 May 15 B.C. - d. 10 Oct 19 A.D., Sardis, Lydia
|Sardes|, |Germanicus,| |Caesar,| |b.| |24| |May| |15| |B.C.| |-| |d.| |10| |Oct| |19| |A.D.,| |Sardis,| |Lydia|, Issued under Caligula in honor of his deceased father. Germanicus inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes in Germania and recovered the legionary standards lost by Varus. He was to be Tiberius' successor but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caligula obtain the throne after Tiberius died.
RP81501. Bronze AE 15, RPC I 2993; BMC Lydia p. 253, 113 corr. (head right in error); Weber 6906; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Munchen -; Lindgren -, VF, nice portrait, nice green patina, scratches, deposits, Sardis (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 3.669g, maximum diameter 14.7mm, die axis 0o, magistrate Mnaseas, 37 - 41 A.D.; obverse ΓEPMANIKOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head left; reverse Athena standing left, helmeted and draped, phiale in extended right hand, left hand resting on shield, spear against left side, MNAΣΕAΣ downward on left, ΣAPΔIANΩN downward on right; SOLD











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