Bold Portrait

231, Lot: 166. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.08 g, 7h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 41-42. Bare head right / Distyle temple enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopia. RIC I 120; RPC I 2221; RSC 3. Good VF, attractive dark toning. Bold portrait.