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Denarius - Vitellius FIDES EXERCITVVM
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Weight | 3.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Vitellius facing right, with a small globe depicted at the point of the neck, a detail characteristic of his coinage symbolizing world dominion. The portrait is rendered in a realistic style typical of Julio-Claudian and Flavian-era portraiture, with clearly defined facial features and layered hair beneath the laurel wreath. The encircling legend is incuse-struck in capital Latin letters across the coin's field. The flan is irregular in shape, as is standard for hammered Roman silver coinage of the period. |
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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 | FIDES EXERCITVVM (Translation: Fides Exercituum Loyalty of the Army.) |
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