Aureus - Vitellius VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year69
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#38
Obverse descriptionHead of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringA VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN
(Translation: Aulus Vitellius Imperator Germanicus Aulus Vitellius, supreme commander (Imperator) of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, draped, advancing right, holding shield inscribed S P Q R in right hand
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA AVGVSTI
(Translation: Victoria Augusti Victory of the emperor (August).)
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MintageND (69)  - -
Catalog ID8223276210
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