Search


CNG Bidding Platform

Information

Products and Services



Research Coins: Feature Auction

 

Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Junior and Vitellia

Triton XIX, Lot: 512. Estimate $7500.
Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vitellius, with his children. AD 69. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck citca late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head / LIBERI · IMP · GERM · AVG ·, draped busts of Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Junior and Vitellia, vis-à-vis. RIC I 101; Jucker 11; BMCRE 28; BN –; RSC 4; Pecunem 30, lot 437 (same rev. die). EF, dark toning with traces of golden iridescence in the devices, hint of deposits at outer edges, a couple of small marks under tone. Exquisite pugnacious portrait of Vitellius and detailed portraits of his children. Difficult to find in high grade and fine style.