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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 166

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 166, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 69–69 AD. Obverse: bust of vitellius, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: vitellius, in military dress, standing right, leaning right hand on vertical spear, and left on parazonium facing ceres, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; lighted altar between; ship's prow behind. Weight about 25.2 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 166
obverse: Bust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 166
reverse: Vitellius, in military dress, standing right, leaning right hand on vertical spear, and left on parazonium facing Ceres, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; lighted altar between; ship's prow behind
mint Rome weight 25.22g (1)
ruler Vitellius diameter ⌀ (0)
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 GERM IMP AVG P M TR P
reverse

Vitellius, in military dress, standing right, leaning right hand on vertical spear, and left on parazonium facing Ceres, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; lighted altar between; ship's prow behind

ANNONA AVG S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 25.22g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 166 (ric.1(2).vit.166), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-166/ (accessed: 2026-08-29). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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