Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Claudius (41-54), Sestertius, Rome, 50-54; Æ (28,28 g; 38,5 mm; 6 h)
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head right. Rev. SPES AVGVSTA / S C, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC 115; Cohen 85. Lovely reddish-brown patina with green undertones. Extremely fine / good extremely fine. Perfectly centred on a broad flan. Refined portrait of exceptional style. Exceptional specimen.