Various portrait ornate coins of this emperor, some more realistic (i.e. less flattering than others) in fact he was known as a fat, great eater. Denarii minted in Rome show his somewhat idealized portrait. However, in the provinces, where he may have been better known, his portrait is less flattering ! Here above are two illustrating examples. A denarius from Rome and a bronze coin from Spain:
Nice portraits on these coins of Vitellius. Here are mine. A rare coin with his 2 children An even rarer coin with his father's portrait on the reverse.
Vitellius (69 A.D.) AR Denarius O: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right. R: S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within wreath. Rome Mint, 69 A.D. 3g 18.5mm RIC I 83; RSC 86 Vitellius (69 A.D.) Egypt, Alexandria Billon Tetradrachm O: ΩΛΟΥ ΟΥΙΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΑΥΤ, laureate head right. R: Nike advancing left, holding wreath with her extended right hand and palm frond with her left; LA (date) to left. 26mm 12.1g RPC 5372; Köln 260-2; Dattari 340; K&G 19.1. Emmett 196.1
An earlier purchase in my quest for one of every man who called himself Augustus, I chose this one for somewhat looking like a human being, which is inexplicably uncommon for this emperor.
Going with the sources, we have here the LARGEST ruler of Rome on a Lil tiny denarius! Vitellius AD 69. AR Denarius minted at Rome, Jul.-Dec. AD 69. Laureate head of Vitellius, right. Reverse : Libertas (Liberty) draped, standing facing, head right, holding pileus and scepter. RIC-1005; BMCRE-31.
OK, again I'm cheating here. A Vitellian-like Vespasian. Vespasian AR Denarius, 2.82g Rome Mint, January - June 70 AD RIC 21 (C). BMC 17. RSC 94a. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: COS ITER TR POT; Aequitas, draped, standing l., holding scales in r. hand, transverse rod in l. I believe this Aequitas along with the standing Pax and Fortuna with prow were the first coin types struck for Vespasian at Rome. Many of them show Vitellian traits.