CNG 88, Lot: 1226. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.37 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and hem of skirt. RIC I 99; von Kaenel Type 55. Good VF, attractive tan-brown patina. Bold portrait.

From the Sierra Collection. Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 250.