Sestertius - Vitellius ANNONA AVG S C, Ceres

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year69
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#155
Obverse descriptionBust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringA VITELLIVS GERMA IMP AVG P M TR P
(Translation: Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Imperator Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, supreme commander (Imperator), emperor (Augustus), high priest, tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionVitellius, in military dress, standing right, leaning right hand on vertical spear, and left on parazonium facing Ceres, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; lighted altar between; ship`s prow behind
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANNONA AVG S C
(Translation: Annona Augusti, Senatus Consultum Imperial grain supply. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (69)  - -
Catalog ID5805700050
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