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Sestertius with bust of Vitellius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 69
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 27.77 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.261
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vitellius, right, draped, laureate.
AVITELLIVSGERMANICVSIMPAVGPMTRP
Reverse: Victory standing facing right, left foot on helmet and inscribing round shield attached to a palm tree.
VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C (in field, left and right)
OB / CIVES / SERV (on shield)
AVITELLIVSGERMANICVSIMPAVGPMTRP
Reverse: Victory standing facing right, left foot on helmet and inscribing round shield attached to a palm tree.
VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C (in field, left and right)
OB / CIVES / SERV (on shield)
ProvenanceBy 1922: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 2, Les Galeries Fischer, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 12-14, 1922, lot 433); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour