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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 2858242, member: 88829&quot;]Your writeup managed to include an element of drama, which made it a good read.&nbsp; Excellent coins, as always.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my examples:&nbsp; (Which was overcleaned before I got it, and is too shiny for decent pics with my standard setup.&nbsp; Sorry.)&nbsp; </p><p><b>Aulus Vitellius (69)</b></p><p><b>(<i>BMCRE</i> 34; <i>RSC</i> 72; <i>RIC</i> R20)</b></p><p><b>Minted at Rome</b></p><p><b><img src="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/lrbguy/20170811_9-Vitellius-den1x-sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P</b></p><p><b>laureate head, right</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Vitellius accepted the title Augustus on July 18. This commenced his third coin issue, adding AVG to the titular inscription, and remained the form until his death December 20, 69 AD. The laureate wreath and the title TR P were probably the result of a definite decree of the Senate.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>PONT MAXIM</b></p><p><b>Vesta, veiled, seated right on throne, patera in right hand, scepter in left</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Vitellius was elected &quot;Pontifex Maximus&quot; (Chief Priest) on July 18, the anniversary of the Roman disaster of Allia in 390 BC at the hands of the Gallic Senones. A significant historical event with lasting cultural effects. The worship of Vesta (e.g. Vestal Virgins) as one of the main parts of Roman religion was always very closely associated with the &quot;Pontifex.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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