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ID:     RIC_I_unlisted
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Vitellius
Date Ruled:     AD 69
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 69
Weight:     7.18 g
Obverse Legend:     A VITELLIVS_IMP GERMANICVS
Obverse Description:     Laureate head left, globe at point of neck
Reverse Legend:     LIBERTAS_RESTITVTA
Reverse Description:     Libertas, draped, standing facing, head right, holding pileus in right hand and long rod in left
Mint:     Spain (Tarraco?)
Primary Reference:     RIC 009A (RIC unlisted)
Photograph Credit:     H.D. Rauch
Source:     http://www.hdrauch.com
Price Sold For:     2600 Euro
Date Sold:     28/4/2003
Notes:     (1) H.D. Rauch Auction 71: Lot No. 564 (2) This aureus is unlisted in RIC; while it is similar to RIC 009, the obverse break S_I (2bC) is unlisted for this issue. I have designated it as RIC 009A. This method is used elsewhere in RIC (addendas) to place unlisted coins