Triton XXII, Lot: 1009. Estimate $7500. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 51-52. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • XI • IMP • P • P • COS V, laureate head right / S P Q R/ P • P/ OB C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 63 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 46, – (unlisted dies) ; Lyon 79 (unlisted dies); Calicó 385; BMCRE 70 (Rome); BN 72-3; Biaggi 214. Good VF, somewhat matte surfaces, luster in deep recesses. Fine style portrait.