RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 113, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 69–69 AD. Obverse: bust of vitellius, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: honos, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left facing virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and sceptre in left, right foot on helmet. Weight about 27.9 g, diameter 35.8 mm.
obverse
Bust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P
reverse
Honos, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left facing Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and sceptre in left, right foot on helmet
HONOS ET VIRTVS S C
specimens (4)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
28.03g
⌀37.0
BnF (National Library of France)
26.98g
BnF (National Library of France)
31.12g
BnF (National Library of France)
28.44g
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 113 (ric.1(2).vit.113), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-113/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA