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As with bust of Vitellius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 69
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 12.07 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.134
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vitellius, laureate, right.
AVITELLIVSGERMAIMPAVGPMTRP
Reverse: Altar precinct with akroteria, closed doors.
S C (left and right in field) PROVIDENT (below)
AVITELLIVSGERMAIMPAVGPMTRP
Reverse: Altar precinct with akroteria, closed doors.
S C (left and right in field) PROVIDENT (below)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1959: with Glendining & Co., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (Glendining & Co. auction of Richard Cyril Lockett Collection, part 8, May 26, 1959, lot 122); by 1961: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; February 8, 1961: purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. for £ 18/-/-