CNG 102, Lot: 868. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (36.5mm, 29.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 42-43. TI • CLAVDIVS • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR P • IMP • P • P •, laureate head right / SPES AVGVSTA, S•C in exergue, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC I 115; von Kaenel Type 70; BMCRE 192-5; BN 216-21. Good VF, dark green patina, a few minor cleaning marks. Bold portrait.