66, Lot: 78. Estimate $500. Sold for $875. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CLAUDIUS. 41-54 AD. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 31.18 gm). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Spes walking left, holding flower. RIC I 99; BMCRE 124; Cohen 85. Near VF, brown patina. 

From the Paul McIlroy Collection.