RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 12

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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 12. Obverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck. Reverse: Securitas, draped, seated right, holding head with right hand and sceptre in left; garlanded and light altar and torch right. 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: Securitas, draped, seated right, holding head with right hand and sceptre in left; garlanded and light altar and torch right
Obverse legend: A VITELLIVS IMP GERMANICVS
Reverse legend: SECVRITAS IMP GERMAN

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).vit.12
Catalogue reference: RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 12
Type corpus identifier: ric.1(2).vit.12

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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