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Sestertius - Vitellius CONCORD AVG S C, Concordia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Composition | Orichalcum (brass) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Concordia (Harmony) seated left on a high-backed throne, draped in flowing robes. She extends an olive branch in her right hand and holds a long sceptre in her left hand. The design conveys themes of imperial concord and political stability. The legend CONCORD AVG appears in the upper field, with the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum) flanking the central figure in the lower field. |
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Vitellius ruled for less than eight months in 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors — before being dragged through the streets of Rome and killed by Vespasian's forces. His coinage programme was brief but surprisingly ambitious, struck at both Rome and Lugdunum as he consolidated power following Otho's suicide at Bedriacum. The appeal to Concordia was pointed: his regime needed to project unity at a moment when the empire had just endured two civil wars in rapid succession.
RIC I#133 is among the scarcer Vitellian bronze issues, a straightforward consequence of the reign's brevity.