Busty As coin - but who is he?

Please excuse my title, haha. I'm having trouble with identifying this coin because bust does not look familiar to me. I'm thinking 1st century - maybe Pax or Salus or someone similar seated on the reverse. It sort of resembles Claudius to me, but that droopy nose doesn't look like him... Is it Nerva?

I looked up Nerva As coins, but I didn't see any at least on Acsearch where he's facing left.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

 

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Looks like Hadrian to me, and do I see "ADRIAN" at the top of the obverse?

 

Looks like a Claudius dupondius, rev. CERES AVGVSTA.

 

..1st thought is Claudius..but its almost one o does magic coins...almost..

 

The portrait does look rather Claudian, but I also see the ADRIAN...

 

I see the first 3 letters as possibly being AVD, not ADR. Which would fit with Claudius.

 

Claudius, 41-54



27-26 mm. 9.32 grams.
CERES AVGVSTA
RIC 94
Sear I 1855

 

What looks like IVS before the C would condemn Hadrian as an option. Whatever, the last letter of the name is not an N. My vote is for Claudius.

 

Thank you all for your help and input! I also can't make out the letters, but that portrait sure does look like Claudius! Thank you guys/gals again. You're really helping me learn more about ancients. I really like this community.

 

My guess is also Claudius - looks like this Dupondius with Ceres reverse.

 

Very late for the party but I also vote for Claudius.
I have a worn Dupondius from a lot and I identified mine as Claudius with Ceres


RIC I (second edition) Claudius 94 Dupondius

 

Clau...Clau...Claudius...to quote Robert Graves.

 

I've chuckled every time I've read the thread title over the past day. Thanks!