Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. In NGC encapsulation 4632919-005, graded F, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 1/5.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 2
Lot: 1064. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / LIBERTAS RESTITVA, Libertas, draped, standing right, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left. RIC I 104; Calicó 562a (same dies); BMCRE 30; BN 63-6; Biaggi 279. In NGC encapsulation 4632919-005, graded F, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 1/5. Rare.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436 (23 January 2019), lot 543; Dr. Wolfgang Krämer Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 509; G. Hirsch XLVIII (22 June 1966), lot 28.

According to A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, “Libertas”, the vindicta, which Libertas carries, was “the rod with which a slave was touched during the ceremony of manumission or liberation.”

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2022 at 10:21:20 ET.

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