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                 |  | Lot 142. Claudius imitative AE Sestertius
    eAuction #56, Lot 142. Estimate: CHF 100.00
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 Claudius (41-54 AD). AE Sestertius (33-34 mm, 21.93 g). Uncertain eastern or Balkan mint.
 Obv. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P,Laureate head right .
 Rev. SPES AVGVSTA / S-C, Spes walking left.
 Cf. RIC I 115; cf.
 Von Kaenel 1353; cf. Cohen 85.
 
 Fine/very fine.
 
 In 
an attempt to meet the needs of local demand, Claudius' aes coinage was 
heavily imitated throughout the provinces. The styles of portraiture and lettering, as well as the relatively low weight of this imitation suggest it is either
 eastern or Balkan in origin.
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