Sestertius - Vitellius VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C, Victory

Vitellius held power for less than eight months in 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors — before being dragged through Rome and executed at the Gemonian Stairs. His bronze coinage was struck at Rome during that brief window, and the invocation of Victoria was nakedly aspirational: his legions had just defeated Otho at Bedriacum, but Vespasian's forces were already moving.

Most Vitellian bronzes were systematically defaced or melted following the Flavian victory. Survivors in any condition are scarce relative to their short minting window.