ANCIENT THEMES. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Cast 'Sestertius' (36mm, 22.07 g, 6h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate and draped bust right / HONOS ET VIRTVS, S C in exergue, Honos and Virtus standing facing each other; one with foot on dolphin; the other with foot on helmet. Johnson & Martini 1513-24; Klawans 1. Rough brown and orichalcum surfaces, edge split, evidence of being holed and plugged. VF.