Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 16.60 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. For prototype: Cf. RIC I 99; cf. von Kaenel Type 55; for similar, cf. Sutherland, Romano-British pl. I, 5. Green-brown patina, rough surfaces. Good Fine.
From the Richard Baker Collection.