Is this Vitellius?

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  1. Charles Berman

    Charles Berman New Member

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  3. Magnus Maximus

    Magnus Maximus Dulce et Decorum est....

    I think it is, congrats! He, Vitellius, is hard to come by in any grade.
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    From those images, I'm not sure what's in the field, but that sure looks like Vitellius to me.
     
  5. IdesOfMarch01

    IdesOfMarch01 Well-Known Member

    Yes, it appears to be this coin (or some variation thereof):

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    Vitellius AR Denarius. Rome, AD 69 RIC 109
    A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod, raven below, dolphin above.

    Added: Without clearer pictures it will be hard to discern any additional information about your coin.
     
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  6. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Yes, it's Vitellius. Even on a worn coin his image is unmistakable.
     
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  7. Charles Berman

    Charles Berman New Member

    Thanks everyone! I got it in an unidentified best-offer lot with another denarius (Antoninus Pius). Happy to have a coin of such colorful and briefly-reigning emperor, even if it is very worn.
     
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  8. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    that was a bargain find! vitellius denarius 001.JPG vitellius denarius 003.JPG
     
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