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Denarius - Vitellius, Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, and Vitellia LIBERI IMP GERM AVG
| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Jaar | 69 |
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| Valuta | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Confronting draped busts of Vitellius's young son (Petronianus) and daughter (Vitellia), facing left and right respectively, set within the field without additional decorative elements. The two juvenile portraits are rendered in a simplified but competent style, emphasizing the dynastic ambitions of the short-lived emperor. The reverse legend LIBERI IMP GERM AVG arcs around the upper and lower periphery, proclaiming the children of the commander. This reverse type is noteworthy as a rare example of children depicted on Roman imperial coinage of the Julio-Claudian and Year of the Four Emperors period. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | LIBERI IMP GERM AVG (Translation: Liberi Imperatoris Germanicus Augustus Children of the supreme commander (Imperator), Germanicus and Augustus.) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vitellius struck this denarius during his brief reign in 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors — almost certainly while his hold on power was already deteriorating. The LIBERI type, honoring his children, was a calculated dynastic gesture from a man who had no dynasty. His son and daughter appear in the legend as props in a legitimacy performance that lasted months, not years. Vitellius was dead by December, dragged through Rome and thrown into the Tiber.
RIC I 101 is scarce by any measure, a product of a mint operating under military pressure with no long-term mandate.