Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 218. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC I 99; von Kaenel Type 55. Brown patina with dark deposits, minor smoothing, a few edge marks. VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 620; ANS Collection, Estate of Dr. John F. Lhotka, Jr. (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 737.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:12:20 ET.



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