419, Lot: 365. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (32.9mm, 14.93 g, 5h). Contemporary imitation of Rome mint issue. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and raising hem of skirt. For prototype, cf. RIC I 99 and 115. Near VF, dark brown patina with touches of green and red.