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Vitellius, with Vitellius the Elder. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, L. Vitellius the Elder, togate, seated left on curule chair, feet on stool, extending right hand and holding eagle-tipped scepter in left. RIC I 94; Calicó 565; BMCRE 23; BN 54-5; Adda 44; Biaggi 281; Mazzini 54. Underlying luster, some faint hairlines on obverse, minor marks. VF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1389.
On this coin, Aulus Vitellius honors his far more capable father, Lucius Vitellius. Among the accomplishments of the senior Vitellius were his marriage to the daughter of Octavia, the removal of Pontius Pilate as governor of Judaea, and a consulship he shared with the emperor Claudius in AD 43. Claudius left Lucius Vitellius in charge of Rome when he left to conquer the British.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1389.
On this coin, Aulus Vitellius honors his far more capable father, Lucius Vitellius. Among the accomplishments of the senior Vitellius were his marriage to the daughter of Octavia, the removal of Pontius Pilate as governor of Judaea, and a consulship he shared with the emperor Claudius in AD 43. Claudius left Lucius Vitellius in charge of Rome when he left to conquer the British.