RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 69

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Tarraco (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Tarraco under Vitellius, AD 69, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 1. Obverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck. Reverse: Clementia, draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tarraco
Issuing authority
Vitellius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck
Reverse type
Clementia, draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left
Obverse legend
A VITELLIVS IMP GERMANICVS
Reverse legend
CLEMENTIA IMP GERMAN

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).vit.1
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).vit.1

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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