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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 56

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 56, Denarius, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 69–69 AD. Obverse: head of vitellius, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. Reverse: jupiter, naked to waist, seated left, holding thunderbolt in right and sceptre in left, all in distyle temple. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 17.8 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 56
obverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 56
reverse: Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left, holding thunderbolt in right and sceptre in left, all in distyle temple
mint Lugdunum weight 3.27g (4)
ruler Vitellius diameter ⌀17.8 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 5↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN
reverse

Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left, holding thunderbolt in right and sceptre in left, all in distyle temple

I O MAX CAPITOLINVS
specimens (6)
KENOM 3.38g ⌀18.0 1↕
British Museum 3.11g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.26g ⌀17.6 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 3.32g

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 56 (ric.1(2).vit.56), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-56/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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