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Aureus - Vitellius CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vitellius facing left, with a small globe depicted at the base of the neck truncation, a detail signifying imperial dominion over the world. The portrait is rendered in high relief with carefully articulated laurel wreath and naturalistic facial features characteristic of Julio-Claudian portraiture. The surrounding circular legend is incuse in Latin capitals, distributed evenly around the periphery of the flan. The overall style reflects the military workshop production associated with the Rhine legions that proclaimed Vitellius emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors. |
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| Obverse lettering | A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN (Translation: Aulus Vitellius Imperator Germanicus Aulus Vitellius, supreme commander (Imperator) of the Germans.) |
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| Reverse lettering | CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM (Translation: Consensus Exercitum The consent of the army.) |
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