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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1858981, member: 39084&quot;]I&#039;ve been looking for a small Vespasian bronze (as or dupondius) for my 12 Caesars collection for the past few years.&nbsp; At the Feb. 3 Art Coins Roma auction this coin (lot #511) was offered:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312096[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The catalog listing described it as:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Vespasian (69-79), Dupondius, Rome, AD 71, AE (g 12,90&quot;; mm 26; h 7), IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, radiate head r., Rv. Roma seated l., holding wreath and parazonium; in field, S - C; in ex. ROMA. RIC I 476 = II 277;&quot; C 411.Delightful glossy emerald patina, bolt portrait, good extremely fine.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The estimated value was 600 Euros.&nbsp; While not tooled, this coin has been highly smoothed in the fields as well as being re-patinated.&nbsp; I was prepared to bid very aggressively on this coin via my dealer.&nbsp; While I know top quality coins have been increasing in price for the last few years, I wasn&#039;t adequately prepared for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping in mind that the auction house adds a 21% buyer&#039;s fee, and the Euro is about $1.35, what do you think the final price (in dollars) was?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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