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Denarius with head of Vitellius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 69
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.92 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.572
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right.
AVITELLIVSGERMANIMPAVGTRP ( A and N in GERMAN and final P are unclear )
Reverse: Draped bust of Vitellius' son at left facing draped bust of daughter at right.
LIBERI IMP GERMAN
AVITELLIVSGERMANIMPAVGTRP ( A and N in GERMAN and final P are unclear )
Reverse: Draped bust of Vitellius' son at left facing draped bust of daughter at right.
LIBERI IMP GERMAN
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mazzini Collection (G. Mazzini, Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 1, Milan, 1957, p. 186, pl. 67, no. 2); by 1962: with Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd. for $ 100.00