A Sestertius of Vitellius
A Sestertius of Vitellius

Orichalcum sestertius of Vitellius, Rome, April - 20 December 69 A.D.
 
A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P; laureate and draped bust of Vitellius r.
MARS VICTOR; Mars, helmeted and in military dress with parazonium at side, advancing l., holding Victory and trophy over shoulder.
 
RIC 115; BMCRE p.376, n†; Cohen 61; CBN 91; RCV 2204
 
Picture credit: Numismatik Lanz München (Auction 163), 7.12.20161, lot 298

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