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                                194618. VITELLIUS. 69 AD. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.18 
                                gm). Rome mint. Struck April-December 69 AD. 
                                Sold For $6500 

                              VITELLIUS. 69 AD. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.18 gm). Rome 
                              mint. Struck April-December 69 AD. A VITELLIVS 
                              GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR 
                              SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin 
                              right, raven right below. RIC I 108; BMCRE 38; 
                              Calicó 584; Cohen 110; S 2187 (this coin). Near 
                              VF. 
                              The plate coin for the new edition of Sear, Roman 
                              Coins and Their Values.
                              This coin celebrates Vitellius' membership in a 
                              group of fifteen men who formed a major college of 
                              priests at Rome. They were overseers of the 
                              Secular Games, distributing purifying incense to 
                              the patrons and receiving their offerings of oats, 
                              wheat, and beans. The Quindecimviri Sacris 
                              Faciundis, as they were known, cared for the 
                              Sibylline Books, noteable for their prophecies.





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