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1 Vitellius Augustus 69 Through the credible pen of the historian Suetonius we learn that Vitellius was a man who had very few redeeming qualities and were it not for the circumstances which brought him to the top of Roman society would likely have been no more than an ordinary shyster and thug lost to history. However, he had everything going for him from the beginning as his uncles were high-placed statesmen and his father a three-time consul and close associate of three former emperors. Spoiled through an easy life, he had grown accustomed to getting his way by kissing butt and being shifty. At last Galba, who was by character absolutely the least likely guy to be won over by flattery, made him governor of Germany fully expecting the promotion to this far-off and dangerous outpost to be all but poetic punishment. On arrival however Galba must have been sorry to hear that Vitellius was given a hero’s welcome; not the least of reasons because he sought to ingratiate himself by caving in to every demand by the soldiers he was supposed to lead. As Galba’s own popularity sank these same soldiers saw in Vitellius a vehicle to their escape from this forsaken frontier and a life of cushy luxury if they only contested Otho’s usurpation. When the guard realized this conclusion over a hearty bonfire and lots of wine they went to go get Vitellius and dragged him right out of his home in his PJ’s. They then celebrated as their next emperor and on the following morning all deserted their posts with the express purpose of leaving for Rome. Vitellius, ever the pushover, caved in to their every demand and as they proceeded on their southwardly course felt no remorse whatever in sacking their own towns and engaged in all other kinds of inappropriate behavior. With the successful outcome of the engagement with Otho’s forces, Vitellius was emboldened to do nothing loftier than throw a party and insult the memory of his erstwhile rival. When at last they arrived in Rome he disregarded all his imperial duties and felt but contempt for the Senate. He simply used his time to live a life of limitless luxury on public funds tainted with the additional blot to his credit of giving free reign to an ample appetite for cruelty so that during his typical day he concerned himself with little more than banqueting and putting people to death for entertainment. News traveled fast and the armies under general Vespasian refused to swear loyalty to such an abominable figure. Instead they took the opportunity to name their leader Augustus with another civil war as an automatic consequence But the conflict was hardly a bloodbath as Vespasian was seen as a liberator and had little trouble in simply swelling his ranks with wave after wave of dissenting legions who would have fought fiercely had it only been some man other than Vitellius. When Vitellius for his part heard of the momentum building against him he used every trick in the book to overcome the inevitable. At first he tried buying the support of the public whose welfare he had ignored for months by hastily putting together games and handing out gifts. When these failed to do much of anything he turned to the soldiers stationed in the city whom he offered money and the promise of early retirement should they prove capable of repelling the invaders. He even had the Vestal Virgins leave on a delegation to seek a truce with Vespasian. When this and similar desperate acts failed to curb the tide he sought no less than begging the Senate to allow him abdication with tears in his eyes. But, now the tables turning in their favor, they just mocked him and told him to man up and face the music. As the first of Vespasian’s men then started pouring into Rome, a terrified Vitellius ran into a servant’s room and blockaded the door with furniture. This, needless to say, only proved to the soldiers on the other side what a contemptible coward he was and once they fought their way in they dragged him out by the hair. He was paraded through the streets, pelted with obscenities (and worse) then tortured and thrown into the river like a common criminal. Busts: 1) Bare head right 2) Laureate head left 3) Laureate head right 4) Laureate, draped bust right Obverses: 1) A VITELLIVS AVG IMP GERMAN 2) A VITELLIVS GER IMP AVG P MAX TR P 3) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG PM TR P 4) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P 5) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP TR P 6) A VITELLIVS GERMA IMP AVG PM TR P 7) A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG PM TR P 8) A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P 9) A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP 10) A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG While not cheap, the coins of Vitellius are readily available in all collectible grades. Expect to pay around $100 for an “entry level” coin; say, a worn Denarius or As. A very nice Denarius may well go for $500 or even $1,000. As usual, well-preserved bronzes of this period tend to be very pricey. A problem that is typical of the silver coins of Vitellius, as well as those of Otho, are the normally small flans they were struck on. Unless the coin was struck perfectly centered some of the legends will be missing. If they hadn’t worn off already, that is! Naturally, those coins with full legends will command a premium. The most commonly available coin for this emperor will be the Denarius of the Altar with dolphin and raven reverse.

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Vitellius

Augustus 69

Through the credible pen of the historian Suetonius we learn that Vitellius was a man who had very few redeeming qualities and were it not for the circumstances which brought him to the top of Roman society would likely have been no more than an ordinary shyster and thug lost to history. However, he had everything going for him from the beginning as his uncles were high-placed statesmen and his father a three-time consul and close associate of three former emperors. Spoiled through an easy life, he had

grown accustomed to getting his way by kissing butt and being shifty. At last Galba, who was by character absolutely the least likely guy to be won over by flattery, made him governor of Germany fully expecting the promotion to this far-off and dangerous outpost to be all but poetic punishment.

On arrival however Galba must have been sorry to hear that Vitellius was given a hero’s welcome; not the least of reasons because he sought to ingratiate himself by caving in to every demand by the soldiers he was supposed to lead. As Galba’s own popularity sank these same soldiers saw in Vitellius a vehicle to their escape from this forsaken frontier and a life of cushy luxury if they only contested Otho’s usurpation. When the guard realized this conclusion over a hearty bonfire and lots of wine they went to go get Vitellius and dragged him right out of his home in his PJ’s. They then celebrated as their next emperor and on the following morning all deserted their posts with the express purpose of leaving for Rome.

Vitellius, ever the pushover, caved in to their every demand and as they proceeded on their southwardly course felt no remorse whatever in sacking their own towns and engaged in all other kinds of inappropriate behavior. With the successful outcome of the engagement with Otho’s forces, Vitellius was emboldened to do nothing loftier than throw a party and insult the memory of his erstwhile rival. When at last they arrived in Rome he disregarded all his imperial duties and felt but contempt for the Senate. He simply used his time to live a life of limitless

luxury on public funds tainted with the additional blot to his credit of giving free reign to an ample appetite for cruelty so that during his typical day he concerned himself with little more than banqueting and putting people to death for entertainment.

News traveled fast and the armies under general Vespasian refused to swear loyalty to such an abominable figure. Instead they took the opportunity to name their leader Augustus with another civil war as an automatic consequence But the conflict was hardly a bloodbath as Vespasian was seen as a liberator and had little trouble in simply swelling his ranks with wave after wave of dissenting legions who would have fought fiercely had it only been some man other than Vitellius. When Vitellius for his part heard of the momentum building against him he used every trick in the book to overcome the inevitable. At first he tried buying the support of the public whose welfare he had ignored for months by hastily putting together games and handing out gifts. When these failed to do much of anything he turned to the soldiers stationed in the city whom he offered money and the promise of early retirement should they prove capable of repelling the invaders. He even had the Vestal Virgins leave on a delegation to seek a truce with Vespasian. When this and similar desperate acts failed to curb the tide he sought no less than begging the Senate to allow him abdication with tears in his eyes. But, now the tables turning in their favor, they just mocked him and told him to man up and face the music. As the first of Vespasian’s men then started pouring into Rome, a terrified Vitellius ran into a servant’s room and blockaded the door with furniture. This, needless to say, only proved to the soldiers on the other side what a contemptible coward he was and once they fought their way in they dragged him out by the hair. He was paraded through the streets, pelted with obscenities (and worse) then tortured and thrown into the river like a common criminal.

Busts:

1) Bare head right 2) Laureate head left 3) Laureate head right 4) Laureate, draped bust right

Obverses:

1) A VITELLIVS AVG IMP GERMAN 2) A VITELLIVS GER IMP AVG P MAX TR P 3) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG PM TR P 4) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P 5) A VITELLIVS GERM IMP TR P 6) A VITELLIVS GERMA IMP AVG PM TR P 7) A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG PM TR P 8) A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P 9) A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP 10) A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG

While not cheap, the coins of Vitellius are readily available in all collectible grades. Expect to pay around $100 for an “entry level” coin; say, a worn Denarius or As. A very nice Denarius may well go for $500 or even $1,000. As usual, well-preserved bronzes of this period tend to be very pricey. A problem that is typical of the silver coins of Vitellius, as well as those of Otho, are the normally small flans they were struck on. Unless the coin was struck perfectly centered some of the legends will be missing. If they hadn’t worn off already, that is! Naturally, those coins with full legends will command a premium. The most commonly available coin for this emperor will be the Denarius of the Altar with dolphin and raven reverse.

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2 11) A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG PM TR P 12) A VITELLIVS GERMNICVS IMP

13) A VITELLIVS IMP AVG PM T P P 14) A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN

15) A VITELLIVS IMP GERMANICVS

Reverses:

1) AEQVITAS AVGVSTI 2) ANNONA AVG 3) ANNONA AVGVSTI 4) CERES AVG 5) CLEMENTIA IMP GERMAN 6) CLEMENTIA IMP GERMANICI 7) CONCORD AVG 8) CONCORDIA AVG 9) CONCORDIA AVGVSTI 10) CONCORDIA P R 11) CONCORDIA PRAETORIANORVM 12) CONSENSVS EXERCITVM 13) CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM

14) CONSENSVS HISPANIARVM 15) FIDES EXERCITVM 16) FIDES EXERCITVVM 17) FIDES PRAETORIANORVM 18) HONOS ET VIRTVS 19) HONOS TE VIRTVS 20) I O MAX CAPITO 21) I O MAX CAPITOLINVS 22) IVPPITER VICTOR 23) L VITELL CENSOR II 24) L VITELL CENSOR III 25) L VITELLI III COS CENS 26) L VITELLIVS III COS CENSOR 27) LIBERI IMP GERM AVG

28) LIBERI IMP GERMAN 29) LIBERI IMP GERMANICI 30) LIBERIS IMP GERMANICI 31) LIBERTAS AVGVSTI 32) LIBERTAS RESTITVTA 33) MARS VICTOR 34) PAX AVGVSTI 35) PAX GER ROM 36) PAXS AVGVSTI 37) PONT MAXIM 38) ROMA RENASCENS 39) SECVRITAS IMP GERMAN 40) SECVRITAS P ROMANI 41) SENAT P Q ROMANVS

42) SPQR / OB / CIV / SER 43) SPQR / OB / CS 44) VESTA P R QVIRITIVM 45) VICTOR AVGVS 46) VICTOR AVGVSTI 47) VICTORIA AVG 48) VICTORIA AVGVSTI 49) VICTORIA IMP GERMAN 50) VICTORIA IMP GERMANICI 51) XV VIR SACR FAC 52) XV VIR SACR FCA 53) No legend

Types:

1) Aequitas standing left, holding scales and scepter 2) Altar 3) Annona standing left, holding Victory and cornucopia; modius to left and galley

prow to right 4) Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch 5) Clementia seated left, holding branch and scepter 6) Concordia seated left, holding branch and scepter 7) Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia 8) Concordia seated left, sacrificing over altar and holding cornucopia 9) Concordia standing left, holding branch and cornucopia 10) Hands, in handshake 11) Hispania standing left, holding shield and javelins 12) Hispania standing left, holding grain ears and shield with two spears 13) Honos standing right on left, holding scepter and cornucopia, facing Virtus to

right, stepping on helmet, holding parazonium and spear. 14) Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter 15) Legend FIDES / EXERCITVVM 16) Libertas standing facing, holding pileus and scepter 17) Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter 18) Libertas standing left, holding scales and scepter 19) Mars advancing left, holding spear and two standards 20) Mars advancing left, holding Victory and trophy 21) Mars advancing left, holding Victory and vexillum 22) Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy 23) Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia 24) Pax standing left, setting weapons on fire and holding cornucopia 25) Roma seated left on cuirass, stepping on helmet, holding Victory and

parazonium; two shields to right 26) Roma standing right, holding Victory and spear 27) Securitas seated left, resting head on arm; altar to left. 28) Securitas seated right, holding scepter, facing altar to right 29) Standards (3), each on a galley prow

30) Temple with (2) columns; Jupiter seated within, holding thunderbolt and scepter

31) Tripod altar; dolphin above and raven below 32) Vesta seated left, holding patera and torch 33) Vesta seated left, holding trophy and scepter 34) Vesta seated left, raising hand and holding torch 35) Vesta seated right, holding patera and scepter 36) Victory advancing left, holding shield 37) Victory advancing left, holding shield reading SP / QR 38) Victory advancing left, touching shield on trophy with captive seated on globe

at its base 39) Victory advancing left, touching trophy with seated captive at base to left and

shield and bow to right 40) Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm 41) Victory seated left, holding patera and palm 42) Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm. 43) Victory standing right, stepping on helmet, holding shield on palm tree reading

OB / CIVES / SER 44) Vitellius standing left on right, shaking hands with Roma to left, holding spear

with shield 45) Vitellius standing right on left, holding spear and parazonium, facing altar in

center and Annona seated to right, holding patera and torch; prow to her right 46) Vitellius standing right on left, receiving Victory from Roma to right, seated on

shield; standing woman to left of Vitellius 47) Vitellius’ father laureate, draped bust left; scepter with eagle atop to left 48) Vitellius’ father laureate, draped bust right; scepter with eagle atop to right 49) Vitellius’ father seated left on platform, shaking hands with one of three

citizens; additional citizen seated right on left 50) Vitellius’ father seated left, holding branch and scepter with eagle atop 51) Vitellius’ father seated left, raising hand and holding scepter with eagle atop 52) Vitellius’ son bare head right, facing his daughter’s draped bust left 53) Wreath, SPQR / OB / CIV / SER within 54) Wreath, SPQR / OB / CS within

Mints: 1) Lugdunum 2) Roma 3) Tarraco

AU Aureus Dates Reference(s)

1) B2, O10, R06, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 541, RIC I 2 2) B2, O10, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 550, RIC I 4 3) B2, O10, R48, T37, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 578, RIC I 13 4) B2, O14, R05, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 540, RIC I 17 5) B2, O14, R13, T19, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 544, RIC I 26 6) B2, O14, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 544, RIC I 22 7) B2, O14, R14, T12, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 551 8) B2, O14, R25, T47, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 567 9) B2, O14, R41, T36, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 32, C 84 10) B2, O14, R46, T37, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 35 11) B2, O14, R46, T37, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 576, RIC I 34 12) B2, O14, R50, T42, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 582, RIC I 15 13) B2, O15, R05, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 539, RIC I 1 14) B2, O15, R06, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 541a, RIC I 3 15) B2, O15, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 546, RIC I 5 16) B2, O15, R25, T47, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 566, RIC I 7 17) B2, O15, R30, T52, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 561, RIC I 8 18) B2, O15, R32, T16, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 564, RIC I 9 19) B2, O15, R39, T28, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 572, RIC I 11 20) B2, O15, R48, T37, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 577, RIC I 14 21) B2, O15, R49, T42, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 583, RIC I 15 22) B2, O15, R50, T42, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 581, RIC I 16 23) B3, O02, R12, T19, M1 Mar-Jul 69 Calicó 549, RIC I 64 24) B3, O02, R44, T32, M2 Apr-Dec 69 CNG Triton VI #800 25) B3, O02, R44, T34, M1 Mar-Jul 69 Calicó 575a

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3 26) B3, O02, R46, T39, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 111, C 97 27) B3, O04, R10, T07, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 542, RIC I 89 28) B3, O04, R26, T48, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 570, RIC I 98 29) B3, O04, R26, T50, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 565, RIC I 96 30) B3, O04, R26, T51, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 565a, RIC I 94 31) B3, O04, R27, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 557, RIC I 100 32) B3, O04, R28, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 556, RIC I 102 33) B3, O04, R29, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 558, RIC I 12 34) B3, O04, R32, T16, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 562, RIC I 104 35) B3, O04, R37, T35, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 571, RIC I 106 36) B3, O04, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 584, RIC I 108 37) B3, O08, R10, T07, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 543, RIC I 72 38) B3, O08, R22, T14, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 553, RIC I 74 39) B3, O08, R26, T48, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 569, RIC I 76 40) B3, O08, R28, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 560, RIC I 78 41) B3, O08, R29, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 559, RIC I 12 42) B3, O08, R32, T16, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 563, RIC I 80 43) B3, O08, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 585, RIC I 85 44) B3, O08, R53, T41, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Calicó 538, RIC I 87 45) B3, O08, R53, T54, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 574, RIC I 82 46) B3, O14, R13, T19, M1 Mar-Jul 69 Calicó 545, RIC I 49 47) B3, O14, R16, T10, M3 Jan-Jun 69 Calicó 552, RIC I 52 48) B3, O14, R44, T34, M1 Mar-Jul 69 Calicó 575, RIC I 58 49) B3, O14, R48, T37, M1 Mar-Jul 69 Calicó 579, RIC I 61

AR Denarius Dates Reference(s)

50) B1, O08, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I anecdotal p.273 51) B1, O08, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Tantalus 8523 52) B1, O09, R10, T07, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 66, BMC 1, C 21 53) B1, O09, R15, T10, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 67 anecdotal 54) B1, O09, R16, T10, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 67, BMC 2 55) B1, O09, R22, T14, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 68 56) B1, O09, R32, T16, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 69 57) B1, O09, R53, T54, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 69a 58) B2, O04, R53, T54, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Tantalus 8511 59) B2, O14, R05, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 18, BMC 80 60) B2, O14, R13, T19, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 24 61) B2, O14, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 23, BMC 84 62) B2, O14, R16, T10, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 29 63) B2, O14, R21, T30, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 31 64) B2, O14, R44, T34, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 33, BMC 90 65) B2, O14, R46, T37, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 36, BMC 94, C 101 66) B2, O15, R13, T18, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 6, BMC 85 67) B2, O15, R32, T17, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 10 68) B3, O02, R12, T19, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 65, BMC 123 69) B3, O02, R46, T39, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 112, BMC 46 70) B3, O04, R10, T07, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 90, BMC 20, S 2196 71) B3, O04, R22, T14, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 93, BMC 22, C 42 72) B3, O04, R26, T48, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 99, BMC 26 73) B3, O04, R26, T50, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 97, C 55 74) B3, O04, R26, T51, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 95, BMC 24 75) B3, O04, R27, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 101, BMC 28 76) B3, O04, R28, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 103, BMC 29 77) B3, O04, R32, T16, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 105, BMC 31 78) B3, O04, R37, T35, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 107, BMC 34, S 2200, C 72 79) B3, O04, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 109, BMC 39, S 2201, C 111 80) B3, O04, R53, T41, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 110, BMC 41 81) B3, O08, R10, T07, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 73, BMC 7, C 20 82) B3, O08, R22, T14, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 75, BMC 8, S 2197, C 44 83) B3, O08, R26, T48, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 77 84) B3, O08, R28, T52, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 79, C2 85) B3, O08, R32, T16, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 81, BMC 13, S 2198, C 48 86) B3, O08, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 86, BMC 17 87) B3, O08, R52, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Tantalus 8522 88) B3, O08, R53, T41, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 88, BMC 19 89) B3, O08, R53, T54, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 83, BMC 15 90) B3, O09, R51, T31, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 70, BMC 3 91) B3, O09, R53, T41, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 71, BMC 4, C 121 92) B3, O12, R53, T41, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Curtis Clay collection 93) B3, O14, R12, T19, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 48, BMC 112 94) B3, O14, R13, T19, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 50, BMC 111 95) B3, O14, R13, T19, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 21, BMC 83 96) B3, O14, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 20, BMC 83 97) B3, O14, R16, T10, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 54, BMC 115 98) B3, O14, R16, T10, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 28, BMC 86 99) B3, O14, R16, T10, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 27, BMC 87 100) B3, O14, R17, T10, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 55 101) B3, O14, R21, T30, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 56, BMC 118 102) B3, O14, R44, T34, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 59, BMC 121 103) B3, O14, R46, T37, M3 ² in front of bust Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 37, BMC 92 104) B3, O14, R48, T37, M1 Mar-Jul 69 RIC I 62, BMC 125

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4 AE Sestertius Dates Reference(s)

105) B2, O06, R53, T22, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 158, BMC 59 106) B3, O03, R33, T20, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 167 107) B3, O03, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 CNG 67 #1351 108) B3, O03, R48, T47, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 169, BMC 61 109) B3, O06, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 157 110) B3, O07, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 138 111) B3, O07, R48, T47, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 143 112) B3, O11, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 117, BMC 57, C 6 113) B4, O03, R02, T46, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 166, BMC 47 114) B4, O03, R33, T20, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 168 115) B4, O06, R02, T46, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 155 116) B4, O06, R33, T20, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 156, C 60 117) B4, O07, R02, T46, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 131 118) B4, O07, R04, T04, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 132, C 6 119) B4, O07, R07, T06, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 133, BMC 48 120) B4, O07, R23, T49, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 134, BMC 49 121) B4, O07, R24, T49, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 135 122) B4, O07, R33, T20, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 136, BMC 52 123) B4, O07, R33, T21, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 137 124) B4, O07, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 140, BMC 56 125) B4, O07, R47, T47, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 142 126) B4, O07, R53, T22, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 141, BMC 58, C 79 127) B4, O11, R18, T13, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 113 128) B4, O11, R19, T13, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 113 anecdotal 129) B4, O11, R23, T49, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 114 130) B4, O11, R33, T20, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 115, C 61 131) B4, O11, R33, T21, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 116, BMC 53 132) B4, O11, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 118, C 67 133) B4, O11, R35, T45, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 119 134) B4, O11, R48, T47, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 123, BMC 62, C 105 135) B4, O11, R53, T21, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 121, BMC 60 136) B4, O11, R53, T22, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 120 137) B4, O11, R53, T53, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 122

AE Dupondius

138) B3, O03, R34, T44, M2 Apr-Dec 69 Numismatik Lanz 94 #301 139) B3, O07, R34, T23, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 146, BMC 66 140) B3, O07, R34, T44, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 147, BMC 67 141) B3, O11, R09, T08, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 126, C 16 142) B4, O03, R08, T08, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 170 143) B4, O06, R09, T08, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 162, BMC 65, C 15 144) B4, O06, R31, T18, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 21a (1923 ed.) 145) B4, O06, R36, T24, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 164 146) B4, O07, R36, T24, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 149 147) B4, O11, R53, T25, M2 Exe: ROMA Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 130, BMC 68

AE As

148) B2, O14, R05, T05, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 39 149) B2, O14, R13, T19, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 40, BMC 99 150) B2, O14, R14, T11, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 41 151) B2, O14, R16, T10, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 42, BMC 103 152) B2, O14, R32, T16, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 43, BMC 105 153) B2, O14, R38, T26, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 45 154) B2, O14, R48, T37, M3 Jan-Jun 69 RIC I 46, BMC 107 155) B3, O03, R09, T08, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 171, BMC 72 156) B3, O03, R36, T24, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 172 157) B3, O03, R46, T38, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 176, C 93 158) B3, O03, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 173, BMC 75 159) B3, O06, R46, T38, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 165, BMC 76 160) B3, O06, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 163, BMC 74 161) B3, O07, R04, T04, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 145, BMC 71 162) B3, O07, R45, T38, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 151, BMC 77 163) B3, O11, R01, T01, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 125, BMC 69 164) B3, O11, R20, T30, M2 Rev. legend in exergue Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 127 165) B3, O11, R31, T17, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 128 166) B4, O03, R40, T27, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 175 167) B4, O03, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 174, BMC 73 168) B4, O06, R01, T01, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 160, BMC 70 169) B4, O06, R09, T08, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 161 170) B4, O06, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 CNG 69 #1552 171) B4, O07, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 150 172) B4, O07, R53, T37, M2 Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 153 173) B4, O11, R53, T02, M2 Exe: PROVIDENT Apr-Dec 69 RIC I 129

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