Claudius I Æ Sestertius. Uncertain mint likely in the Balkans, circa AD 41-50. [TI C]LAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M [TR P IMP], laureate head to right / SPES AVGVSTA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower; SC in exergue. Cf. RIC I 99; C. 85; BMCRE 124. 21.05g, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; attractive olive green patina, lightly tooled on rev.
From a private North American collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 3, 25 October 2018, lot 636.