ANCIENT THEMES. Claudius. AD 41-54. Cast Æ "Sestertius" (36mm, 21.66 g, 6h). Paduan type. Early cast after Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. TI. CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P. IMP. P. P., laureate head right / SPES AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Three soldiers standing right, one clasping hands with Spes standing left. Johnson & Martini 1376-83; Klawans 4. Brown surfaces. Good VF.
Ex Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 318, 15 January 2014), lot 1129.