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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 58

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 58, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 69–69 AD. Obverse: head of vitellius, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. Reverse: vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and holding up torch in left. Weight about 7.3 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 58
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 58
mint Lugdunum weight 7.34g (1)
ruler Vitellius diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (1)
material Gold 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

Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and holding up torch in left

VESTA P R QVIRITIVM
specimens (2)
British Museum 7.34g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 58 (ric.1(2).vit.58), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-58/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA