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<p>[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 22223997, member: 77704"]OK/ if the Eid-Mar Aureus was stolen from a collectors residence/ break-in/ absolutely I would agree. However, I also would then want that "bidder" who won the piece for 3.25M to get ALL his or her $$$ back. Since they bought that aureus with fair intentions. Also/ if the auction house was aware of the coin's history/ they should be held accountable for compensation. On the otherhand, if that aureus was found by a metal detectorist in Italy and made its way to Roma Auctions/ I would say, "finders keepers". Since, had someone not found it by random luck, the Eid-Mar might have remained buried and never seen the lite of day. Its even more difficult, when someone spends millions to locate a Spanish treasure galleon/ then brings up a billion dollars in gold coins/ gems/ bars. Who has legal claim? The salvage outfit (my choice) the Country in whose waters the wreck was located? Or Spain/ since its their cargo/ treasure.</p><p>Then of course you had unethical English Queens like Anne/ Elizabeth I who sent the Royal Navy to plunder Spanish shipping/ which in turn was turned into English gold/ silver coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 22223997, member: 77704"]OK/ if the Eid-Mar Aureus was stolen from a collectors residence/ break-in/ absolutely I would agree. However, I also would then want that "bidder" who won the piece for 3.25M to get ALL his or her $$$ back. Since they bought that aureus with fair intentions. Also/ if the auction house was aware of the coin's history/ they should be held accountable for compensation. On the otherhand, if that aureus was found by a metal detectorist in Italy and made its way to Roma Auctions/ I would say, "finders keepers". Since, had someone not found it by random luck, the Eid-Mar might have remained buried and never seen the lite of day. Its even more difficult, when someone spends millions to locate a Spanish treasure galleon/ then brings up a billion dollars in gold coins/ gems/ bars. Who has legal claim? The salvage outfit (my choice) the Country in whose waters the wreck was located? Or Spain/ since its their cargo/ treasure. Then of course you had unethical English Queens like Anne/ Elizabeth I who sent the Royal Navy to plunder Spanish shipping/ which in turn was turned into English gold/ silver coinage.[/QUOTE]
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