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Denarius - Vitellius S P Q R OB C S

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Vitellius (Aulus Vitellius) (69)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 69
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.2 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
244239
References RIC I# 69A
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.
, OCRE# ric.1(2).vit.69A
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Vitellius, bare, right

Script: Latin

Lettering: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP

Translation:
Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Imperator
Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, supreme commander (Imperator).

Reverse

Legend in three lines within oak-wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OB C S

Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanum Ob Cives Servatos
The senate and the Roman people to the saviour of the citizens.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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