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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7644355, member: 80952&quot;]That&#039;s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind... actually no. </p><p>Better said - that&#039;s one worn denarius, one good leap for me in my long term goal to complete a 12 Caesars set. </p><p>Bought this one, a little below my conservation requirements but since the hammer was not extremely high, although not cheap either for a worn Denarius, I decided to go for it. </p><p>The cons for this Denarius are obvious but overall I think my decision was the correct one because of the pros:</p><p>- not a common emperor</p><p>- good portrait</p><p>- attributable without any doubt</p><p>- I like the type, even if it&#039;s the standard &quot;somebody seated/standing&quot; that I try to avoid as much as possible, but being related to sacrifice and the habits Vitellius was known for, that&#039;s quite OK. </p><p>So yep, personally I&#039;m happy with this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media.biddr.com/media/img/auction_lots/1748/1900287_1620403082.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vitellius (69) AR Denarius, Rome </p><p>A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P - laureate head of Vitellius right. </p><p>Rev: PONT MAXIM - Vesta, veiled, seated on throne right, holding patera and scepter </p><p>RIC 107 S</p><p>2,83 gr, 19 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Quoting Rasiel Suarez&#039;s 2005 The Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So not a glorious emperor (at all), really not a glorious reign and no reason to be remembered .... except when trying to add a coin in the collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post </p><p>- Vitellius coins </p><p>- coins that are not exactly FDC but you like them due to rarity/symbols/reigns etc</p><p>- anything else you feel relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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