Lot 3790

Description

Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), AE as, Rome mint but possibly a contemporary Spanish mint copy, issued A.D. 41-42, (10.42 grams), obv. bare head to left, around [TI CLA]VDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, rev. CONS[TANTI]AE AVGVSTI around, Constantia helmeted to left, right hand raised and holding sceptre in left hand, SC across field, (S.1857, RIC 95, BMC 140, C.14). Attractive brown patination, off centred obverse, nearly very fine and scarce.