Triton XVII, Lot: 669. Estimate $10000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 74. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / FORTVNA ΛVGVST, Fortuna, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left, standing left on a wreathed base decorated with rams’ heads. RIC II 699; Calicó 631; Biaggi 320-1; BMCRE 275; BN 246-8. Near EF, tiny bump on neck. Wonderful portrait.