Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 867. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CLAUDIUS. 41-54 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.90 g, 7h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 41-42 AD. Bare head left; c/m: IMP (ligate) VES AV(AV ligate) at base of neck / Temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. For coin type: RIC I 118; RPC I 2222; BMCRE 229; RSC 30; for c/m: Howgego 840 and Pangerl 101. Good Fine. ($500)