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ID: |
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78001737 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Vitellius |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 69
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| Metal: |
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Copper |
| Denomination: |
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As |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 69 |
| Weight: |
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10.6 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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A VITELLIVS_IMP GERMAN |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate head left, globe at point of bust |
| Reverse Legend: |
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LIBERTAS_RESTITVTA / S-C |
| Reverse Description: |
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S - C to the left and right of Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus and scepter |
| Mint: |
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Spanish (Tarraco?) |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 044 |
| Reference2: |
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BMCRE 106 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=122308 |
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Grade:
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Good VF, dark green patina |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1737 Bold portrait. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1991), lot 716; Dr. E. P. Nicolas Collection (Kampmann, Paris, 1982), lot 245. |
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