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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 169

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 169, 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 27.2 g, diameter 34.4 mm.
mint Rome weight 27.20g (3)
ruler Vitellius diameter ⌀34.4 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
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 GERM 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 (3)
KENOM 23.48g 6↕
British Museum 29.73g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 169 (ric.1(2).vit.169), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-169/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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