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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 123

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 123, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 69–69 AD. Obverse: bust of vitellius, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: victory, naked to waist, inscribing ob cives ser on shield on palm tree, resting left foot on helmet. Weight about 25.4 g, diameter 34.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 123
obverse: Bust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 123
reverse: Victory, naked to waist, inscribing OB CIVES SER on shield on palm tree, resting left foot on helmet
mint Rome weight 25.43g (3)
ruler Vitellius diameter ⌀34.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right

A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P
reverse

Victory, naked to waist, inscribing OB CIVES SER on shield on palm tree, resting left foot on helmet

VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
specimens (4)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 27.77g ⌀34.0
British Museum 26.31g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 22.22g

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 123 (ric.1(2).vit.123), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-123/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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