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Electronic Auction 458

Lot nuber 339

Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December.


Electronic Auction 458
Lot: 339.
 Estimated: $ 200

Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head right / Libertas standing right, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC I 105; RSC 47. Toned. Near VF.

From the San Vicente Collection.

According to A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, 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: 18 December 2019 at 11:52:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.