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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.53
People
Vitellius, Roman (r. 69 CE)
Title
As of Vitellius, Spain (Tarraco?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
69 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Tarraco (Hispania)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195587

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.42 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: A VITELLIVS IMP [GERMAN]
  • inscription: reverse: FIDES EXERCITVVM
    [S]C
  • Obverse Inscription: A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN
  • Reverse Inscription: FIDES EXERCITVVM S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 42 p. 270

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.53
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Vitellius l.; around, A VITELLIVS IMP GE[RM]AN.
Rev.: Clasped r. hands; above, FIDES; below, EXERCITVVM; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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