CNG 102, Lot: 870. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Claudius. Died AD 54. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Nero, circa October-December AD 54. Laureate head left / Ornamental slow quadriga right, surmounted by four miniature horses flanked by Victories. RIC I 5 (Nero); RSC 32. Good VF, toned, some scratches under tone. Rare.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.