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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2871328, member: 39084&quot;]This Vespasian dupondius was the small bronze that I needed to complete my mint set of Vespasian.&nbsp; I was attracted to this coin for the somewhat imperious portrait of Vespasian, which was notably different from his portraits on my sestertius, denarius and aureus.&nbsp; While it exhibits symptoms of a flat strike on both the obverse and reverse, along with the obvious flan cracks, the detail in the devices is nevertheless quite good and I&#039;ve always liked the symbolism of the Roma-holding-Victory reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686281[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>VESPASIAN&nbsp; 69 - 79 A.D.</p><p>AE Dupondius (14.20 g.)&nbsp; Lugdunum 71 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 1145</p><p>IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head r., with globe at point of bust. Rev. S – C Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; behind, shields. In exergue, ROMA.&nbsp; Rare, about EF</p><p><br /></p><p>It was purchased at NAC auction 78 for about U.S. $1400 not including buyer&#039;s fee (so a bit of a fudge on the price, but NAC&#039;s hammer prices tend to be the high end of the market anyway).</p><p><br /></p><p>***CORRECTION***&nbsp; The NAC hammer price was about $1120, so $1400 represents the actual cost including buyer&#039;s fees, dealer commission, and shipping costs[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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