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Lot 138. Claudius AE Sestertius, NCAPR countermark

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Claudius AE Sestertius, NCAPR countermark

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Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 17:48:34 CET
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eAuction #53, Lot 138. Estimate: CHF 150.00

Claudius (41-54 AD). AE Sestertius (36 mm, 24.21 g), Roma (Rome), 50-54.
Obv. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to right.
Rev. SPES AVGVSTA / S C, Spes advancing l., holding flower and raising skirt; countermark: NCAPR.
RIC 115.

Fine to very fine, countermark very fine.

There is some debate over the reading of the countermark. Suggestions have been Nero Claudius Augustus Probavit or Nummus Caesar Augusto Probatus, the latter being applied under Vespasian.



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