Aureus - Vitellius SECVRITAS IMP GERMAN, Securitas

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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
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#11
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 descriptionSecuritas, draped, seated right, holding head with right hand and sceptre in left; garlanded and light altar and torch right
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSECVRITAS IMP GERMAN
(Translation: Securitas Imperatori Germanorum Safety of the supreme commander (imperator) of the Germans.)
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MintageND (69)  - -
Catalog ID5606730950
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