Sestertius of Claudius (41 – 45 AD)

Description

Front head right, TI(berius) CLAUDIUS CAESAR AVG(gustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibunicia) P(otestate) IMP(erator).

Reverse SPES AUGUSTA, Spes (Hope) facing left, holding flower in right hand, gathering up robe in left hand. In the section below S(enatus) C(onsulto).

Brass sestertius, diameter 34 mm, struck in Rome between 50 and 54 AD. Replica in brass.