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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 143

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 143, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 69–69 AD. Obverse: head of vitellius, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, naked to waist, inscribing ob cives ser on shield on palm tree, resting left foot on helmet. Weight about 27.5 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 143
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 143
mint Rome weight 27.45g (1)
ruler Vitellius diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vitellius, laureate, right

A VITELLIVS GERMAN 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 (2)
British Museum 27.45g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 143 (ric.1(2).vit.143), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-143/ (accessed: 2026-08-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA