50, Lot: 70. VITELLIUS. 69 AD. Æ Sestertius 
(22.02 gm). Estimate $400. Sold For $885 

A VITELLIVS GERMA-N IMP AVG P M P P, laureate and 
draped bust right / MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing 
left, holding Victory in outstretched right 
hand, and aquila in left hand. RIC I 137 var. 
(obv. legend); BMCRE 53 note var. (same); BN 105 
(same obverse die); Cohen 56 var. (same). Fine, 

Tooled (see below). ($400)
The specimen in the Bibliothèque Nationale, with 
the same obverse die as our specimen, confirms 
that the obverse legend should end in "TR" which 
was an engraver's error on the die used. Our 
specimen has apparently been tooled to make the 
'TR' appear as 'P P', probably due to the coin 
being found with heavy encrustation.

Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.

Online auction number 50, October, 2002.