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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2869602, member: 74968&quot;][USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] If you wanted it, then it was worth the price. Personally I think it is a fabulous coin with a great history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another coin with a story. Did I overpay? All I can say is that I would do it again. This Vespasian denarius came up for sale in a auction a few months ago. The bust is worn, and it looks like a run of the mill Flavian denarius in mid range condition. Probably worth about 75.00 or so. When I saw it come up for auction I noticed that the portrait was bare headed. You do not see a bare headed Vespasian everyday so I did some research. There were 0 examples on CNG, Coin Archives, and Acsearch. I found out there were only 2 types of bare headed portrait. One is RIC 853 with only several examples known, and the other is RIC 773. In the RIC II Part 1 it is R3, only one known example,&nbsp; and that is the coin I bought. The coin was 190 GBP plus BP plus shipping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did I overpay? I will let you be the judge.Would I do it again? Absolutely!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]685453[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian (69-79). AR Denarius (18.08mm, 3.50g, 6h). Rome, AD 75.</p><p>Obv: Bare head l. R IMP CEASAR VESPASIANUS AUG</p><p>Rev: Pax seated l., resting l. elbow on throne and holding branch.</p><p>PON MAX TRP COS VI</p><p>RIC II 773 (this coin); RSC –. Extremely Rare variety, near VF.</p><p>Ex Vecchi sale 13, 1998, 757.</p><p>Ex: St Paul Antiques auction 7 Lot 285 June 11, 2017</p><p>Coin depicted in the Wildwinds.com database.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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