Aureus - Vitellius, Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, and Vitellia LIBERIS IMP GERMANICI

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year69
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.5 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#8
Obverse descriptionHead of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringA VITELLIVS IMP GERMANICVS
(Translation: Aulus Vitellius Imperator Germanicus Aulus Vitellius, supreme commander (Imperator) of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionBusts of Vitellius` son and daughter, left and right respectively, draped, confronting
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERIS IMP GERMANICI
(Translation: Liberis Imperatoris Germanici Of the child of the supreme commander (Imperator), Germanicus.)
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MintageND (69)  - -
Catalog ID5555157320
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