Sestertius - Vitellius HONOS ET VIRTVS S C, Virtus

€244,233.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year69
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight21.9 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#113
Obverse descriptionBust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringA VITELLIVS GERMANICVS 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 descriptionHonos, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left facing Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and sceptre in left, right foot on helmet
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHONOS ET VIRTVS S C
(Translation: Honos Et Virtus, Senatus Consultum Honour and virtue. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (69)  - -
Catalog ID6579780400
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