Very fine Claudius sestertius with beautiful patina
€944
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Object number
AR3167
| Emperor |
Claudius
(Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
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| Value: |
Sestertius
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| Material: |
Orichalcum with nice green-brown patina
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| Details: |
Diameter: 35 mm, weight: 27.1 g. Rome mint, 41 - 50 A.D. |
| Obverse: |
Laureate head to the right TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP |
| Reverse: |
Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt SPES AVGVSTA S C |
| Condition |
Very fine, attractive piece with beautiful patina. Minimal corrosion traces.
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| References: |
RIC 99; C. 85; BMC 124
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house specialized in ancient numismatics. Ex private collection, acquired 1981 from the collection of Günther Schlüter, who was the president of the German Numismatic Society in Berlin in 1975-1977. |
| Authenticity: |
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