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Sestertius - Vitellius VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Vitellius facing right, depicted with a draped shoulder, the laurel wreath rendered in moderate relief characteristic of the Julio-Claudian transitional period. The effigy presents the emperor with a broad, fleshy physiognomy consistent with his known portraiture. A bold circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG P M TR P, proclaiming his full imperial titulature. The coin exhibits an irregular flan typical of hammered bronze issues of the Year of the Four Emperors, with a dark green patina covering the entire surface. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Victoria, winged and draped, strides left across the field, holding a laurel branch in her raised right hand and a large round shield in her left. The shield is set upon a low base or captive figure in the exergue, a common compositional device on imperial bronze coinage of this period. The figure is rendered in confident, if somewhat provincial, relief. The encircling Latin legend VICTORIA AVGVSTI flanks the figure left and right, while the senatorial authority mark S C appears in the lower exergue, confirming this as a senatorial bronze issue struck at the Rome mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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