★ Restruck under Asinios Pollio ★

LYDIA. Sardis. Germanicus, with Drusus, Caesar, 15 BC-AD 19. AE (Bronze, 28 mm, 11.42 g, 12 h), originally struck in circa 23-26, restruck by Asinios Pollio, proconsul, circa 28-29. ΔΡΟΥΣΟΣ ΚΑΙ [ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙ]ΣΑΡΕΣ ΝΕΟΙ ΘΕΟΙ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ Germanicus and Drusus seated left on curule chairs, one of whom holds lituus. Rev. ΓΑΙΩ ΑΣΙΝΝΙΩ ΠΟΛΛΙΩΝΙ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ around KOINOY / AΣIAΣ within wreath. BMC 106-9. RPC I 2995. An attractive and unusually complete example. Very fine.

This coin was restruck under Asinios Pollio using two ring-shaped punches carrying an identical obverse but a new reverse legend. On this example, part of the original legend is still legible on the obverse.