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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3234471, member: 82616&quot;]Last week I posted a bargain that lacked beauty. This week I would like to share a recent acquisition that is I believe both a bargain and a beauty.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]845369[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ As, 9.85g</p><p>Rome mint, 74 AD</p><p>RIC 897 (R). BMC p. 169 note.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST; S C in field; Victory stg. r. on prow, with wreath and palm</p><p>Ex eBay, 30 October 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>This As is part of a small bronze issue struck during the middle part of the Vespasian&#039;s reign and features the perennial favourite reverse of Victory on prow, a type more commonly found on the As issues at Rome. Unlike the VICTORIA NAVALIS type which likely celebrated a minor naval victory from the Jewish War, this Victory can be viewed in more generic terms. A similar type was also struck in silver on the denarii the previous year.</p><p><br /></p><p>I placed a snipe bid on the coin for $51 and forgot about all it. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised the morning after the auction ended to find an eBay invoice for the piece. Really? Nobody else was willing to pay more for it? Happily for me, they were not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your surprise wins, Victories, or anything else you feel is relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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