Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1604. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS. 268-270 AD. Antoninianus (3.72 gm). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck 268 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC V 168; Venèra 9073; Cohen 284. Superb EF, nearly fully silvered, a few small spots of hard green encrustation. ($150)