CLAUDIUS, A.D. 41-54. AE Sestertius (29.77 gms), Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 50-54. CHOICE VERY FINE, tooled. RIC-115. Obverse: Laureate head of Claudius right; Reverse: Spes, draped, standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; SC in exergue. Fields heavily smoothed. NGC has determined that this coin has been tooled, and thus is not appropriate for certification.