Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2 Lot: 330

ROMAN EMPIRE: Vitellius & father. AD 69. AR denarius 
(3.04 gm). Rome, AD 69. 

[A] VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG [TR P], laureate head right.
L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, laureate, draped bust of L. Vitellius right, eagle-tipped sceptre before neck. 

RIC 99M BMCRE 26. CBN 58; Cohen 2. 
Extremely rare. 

Vitellius' father achieved the highest honors attainable 
by a private man at Rome at this time: consul for the third 
time and censor. 

Sold for $5,000 , 3800 EUR, 2650 GBP

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear 
(www.freemanandsear.com) and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).

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