Lot 16
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Orichalcum Sestertius, mint of Rome, c.AD 41-50, 26.4 gms., TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP, laureate head right, rev. SPES [AVGVST]A around Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt, S-C in exergue (RIC 99; BMC 124), strong portrait and with an original green patina, choice very fine

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Claudius (AD 41-54), Orichalcum Sestertius, mint of Rome, c.AD 41-50, 26.4 gms., TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP, laureate head right, rev. SPES [AVGVST]A around Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt, S-C in exergue (RIC 99; BMC 124), strong portrait and with an original green patina, choice very fine