Claudius I Æ Sestertius. Contemporary Imitation after the types struck at Rome, circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG IMP P M TR P, laureate head to right / EX S C OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 96 var. (obv. legend order); BMCRE 115 var. (same) cf. RIC 94 note and BMCRE 139 for obv. legend variant. 26.04g, 34mm, 7h.
Very Fine; beautiful red patina. This unusual obverse legend order is not recorded for this type but is published as an imitation for the Ceres reverse type in RIC and BMCRE.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.