87, Lot: 31. Estimate $200. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CLAUDIUS. 41-54 AD. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.91 gm). Gallic mint. Struck 41-42 AD. Laureate head right; c/m: NCAPR / EX S C/OB/CIVES/SERVATOS across field; all within oak wreath. For coin: cf. RIC I 96 (Rome); cf. Cohen 39 (same); for countermark: Martini 22. Fine, brown patina, partial flat strike.
From the Lakeview Collection.
The style of this coin suggest a Gallic origin.