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Lot 2061       Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $60
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60

CLAUDIUS, (A.D. 41-54), AE sestertius, Celtic immitative issue from uncertain mint, issued c.A.D. 50, (15.2 grams), obv. bare head to left, around T CLAVDIVS CAESAR AV[G P M TR P IMP], rev. Spes advancing to left, around SP[ES] AVGVSTI, SC in exergue, obverse countermarked with AC in block, (cf.S.635 for type, cf.RIC 99, not in BMC). Tiber patina, countermark fine, coin nearly fine/poor, the countermark apparently unlisted.

The countermark AC is a crude copy of AVG which is an official countermark and was probably applied by the Celts to held it pass as a genuine sestertius of the Empire.

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