Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 989. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $705. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ As (11.55 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. Bare head left / Minerva advancing right, hurling spear and holding shield. RIC I 100; von Kaenel Type 60. Good VF, attractive green patina, some earthen highlights, traces of smoothing. Bold portrait.