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As - Vitellius CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM S C, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The war god Mars, helmeted and wearing only a military cloak (paludamentum), strides vigorously to the left in a dynamic martial pose. In his raised right hand he carries a spear, while his left hand holds both an aquila (legionary eagle standard) and a vexillum (military banner), symbolizing the support of the Roman armies. The legend CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM is distributed in the field, with the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consulto) prominently flanking the central figure. |
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Vitellius held power for less than a year in 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors — and his coinage reflects the speed and desperation of a general consolidating support from the Rhine legions that had proclaimed him. The CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM legend was not idle propaganda; without that legionary consensus he had nothing, and he knew it. His entire claim rested on military acclamation rather than senatorial legitimacy.
RIC I 40 is a Rome mint issue, struck after Vitellius entered the capital following Otho's suicide at Bedriacum in April 69.