R1041 Drusus Son of Tiberius

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Roman Empire

Ruler:	Drusus Son of Tiberius
Held Office:	born 14 BC - died 23 AD
Denomination:	AE As
Mint:	Rome
Date of Issue:	23 AD
Obverse:	Bare head of Drusus, left. "DRVSVS CAESAR TI. AVG. F. DIVI. AVG N."[1]
Reverse:	"PONTIF. TRIBVN. POTEST. ITER" around large "SC"[2]
Reference:	RCV 588, RCVM 1794, RIC Tiberius 45
Weight:	10.1 gms
Diameter:	30.7 mm
Comment:	[1] = "DRVSVS CAESAR TIBERIVS AVGVSTVS FIDELIS DIVINE AVGVSTVS NATVS?" = Drusus Caesar Tiberius Augustus, faithful, born of the divine Augustus [2] = "PONTIFEX TRIBVNVS POTESTAS ITERUM" = High Priest, Tribune Potestas for the second time.
DRUSUS Born 13 BC, Drusus was the son of Tiberius and his first wife Vipsania. In 4 AD Tiberius adopted his nephew, Germanicus as his heir. In 19 AD Germanicus died and Drusus became Tiberius's heir. In 23 AD Drusus died, possibly as a result of a conspiracy on the part of praetorian prefect Sejanus who had seduced his wife Livilla, sister of the late Germanicus, and persuaded her to administer poison to her husband. Drusus and Livilla had twin sons, Tiberius Gemellus and Germanicus, born in AD 19. Germanicus died in early childhood, but Gemellus survived to be joint-heir with Caligula, only to be murdered on his orders in 37 AD.