Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1097. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CLAUDIUS. 41-54 AD. Æ As (10.60 gm, 7h). Rome mint. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head left / S C across field, Minerva, wearing aegis, advancing right, brandishing spear with right hand and holding round shield in left hand. RIC I 116; von Kaenel - (V500/R563; unlisted die combination); BMCRE 207; BN 233; Cohen 84. EF, attractive light mahogany-brown patina with traces of red-brown, chocolate, and green. Impressive portrait. ($2000)