Details
LOT 3315
Vitellius AR Denarius. AD 69. Rome mint.
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head to right / XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes, dolphin to right above, raven standing to right below. RIC I 109; BMCRE 39-40; RSC 111. Near Very Fine.(2.81gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
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