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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #42
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                 Lot Number: 64977
                 Estimate: $300.00
                 Final Sale Price: $209.00
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                 Denomination: Sestertius
                 Grade: Fine yellow-brown surfaces
                 Reference: RIC I 96; BMCRE 116; BN 153; Cohen 39




  Claudius. 41-54 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.76 gm). Struck 41-50 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG
  P M TR P [IMP], laureate head of Claudius right; c/m: NCAPR within rectangular incuse
  / EX• S•C/OB/CIVES/SERVATOS, legend in four lines in oak wreath. RIC I 96; BMCRE 116;
  BN 153; Cohen 39. Fine, yellow-brown surfaces, a few small pits. Estimate $300.



  This countermark, probably the most common imperial countermark, is likely a
  validating cointermark. For further discussion, see Kraay, "The Behavior of Early
  Imperial Countermarks" in Essays Mattingly, p. 132ff.