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ID:     AN00657642_001_l
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Vitellius
Date Ruled:     AD 69
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 69
Weight:     7.46 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     A VITELLIVS_IMP GERMAN
Obverse Description:     Laureate head right, globe at point of neck, palm in front
Reverse Legend:     CONSENSVS_EXERCITVVM
Reverse Description:     Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak floating behind, advancing holding spear and Aquila with vexillum.
Mint:     Spain (Tarraco?)
Primary Reference:     RIC 026
Reference2:     BMCRE 081
Photograph Credit:     © The Trustees of the British Museum
Source:     http://www.britishmuseum.org
Notes:     (1) Registration number: 1920,0325.7 (2) Purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1920