119, Lot: 206. Estimate $500. Sold for $361. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CLAUDIUS. 41-54 AD. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.10 g). Struck 41-42 AD. Laureate head right / Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC I 99; Cohen 85. VF, river find, golden yellow surfaces.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.