Title
Coin: denarius of Vitellius
Date
August - December 69 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Early Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 18 to 21 mm in diameter, 3.280 grams
Description
Obverse legend: [A](ulus) [Vitellius] GERM(anicus) IMP(erator) AVG(ustus) TR(ibunicia) [P](otestate), translation: A. Vitellius Germanicus, Imperator, Augustus with tribunician power; laureate head of Vitellius, facing right. Reverse legend: CONCOR-DIA P(opuli) R(omani), translation: Harmony of the Roman People; Concordia sitting facing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC I, p 272, no. 90.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 987.4.9
Record: UO-MCA-987-4-9
Source
Cataloguer: Vanessa Campbell, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee