CLAUDIUS, (A.D. 41-54), AE as, Rome mint type, issued 41-42, (10.46 g), obv. bare head to left, around TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, rev. Minerva to right, helmeted and draped, hurling javelin and holding shield, SC in field, (S.1861, RIC 100, BMC 149, C.84). Attractive deep green toning, very fine and scarce.
Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection.