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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 59

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 59, Denarius, Silver, 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 3.2 g, diameter 16.9 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 59
obverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 59
reverse: Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and holding up torch in left
mint Lugdunum weight 3.23g (4)
ruler Vitellius diameter ⌀16.9 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (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

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

VESTA P R QVIRITIVM
specimens (5)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.32g ⌀16.9 6↕
KENOM 3.30g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 2.95g
British Museum 3.34g 8↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 59 (ric.1(2).vit.59), 69–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-vitellius-59/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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