CNG 97, Lot: 639. Estimate $3000. Sold for $7150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head left / COS VIII in exergue, Vespasian standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, crowned by Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC II 936; Calicó 625; BMCRE 205; BN 183; Biaggi 318. VF, a few marks.