Sestertius - Vitellius PAX AVGVSTI S C; Pax
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Vitellius (Aulus Vitellius) (69)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 69 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 27.6 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 244212 |
| References | RIC I# 140 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Vitellius, laureate, draped, right
Script: Latin
Lettering: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG P M TR P
Unabridged legend: Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Imperator Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas.
Translation: Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, supreme commander, emperor, high priest, tribunician power.
Reverse
Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and cornucopia in left
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAX AVGVSTI S C
Unabridged legend: Pax Augusti, Senatus Consultum.
Translation: Peace provided by the Emperor. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 26.72–28.4 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (69) | |||||||||||||||
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