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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 5

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 5, Aureus, Gold, struck at Tarraco, 69–69 AD. Obverse: head of vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck. Reverse: mars, helmeted, wearing only cloak, advancing left, holding spear in right hand and aquila and vexillum in left. Weight about 7.3 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 5
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 5
mint Tarraco weight 7.25g (1)
ruler Vitellius diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vitellius, laureate, left; globe at point of neck

A VITELLIVS IMP GERMANICVS
reverse

Mars, helmeted, wearing only cloak, advancing left, holding spear in right hand and aquila and vexillum in left

CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.25g

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 5 (ric.1(2).vit.5), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-5/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA