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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 100

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 69

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Vitellius, AD 69, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 100. Obverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right. Reverse: Busts of Vitellius' son and daughter, left and right respectively, draped, confronting.

Obverse legend: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. Reverse legend: LIBERI IMP GERM AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
5
Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Vitellius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Vitellius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Busts of Vitellius' son and daughter, left and right respectively, draped, confronting
Obverse legend
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P
Reverse legend
LIBERI IMP GERM AVG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).vit.100
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 100
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).vit.100
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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