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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3402548, member: 44316&quot;][ATTACH=full]903406[/ATTACH] </p><p>Denarius. 20-19 mm. 3.42 grams.</p><p>XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes with dolphin above and raven below.</p><p>&quot;quindecimvir sacris faciundis&quot;</p><p>Denarius. 20-19 mm. 3.42 grams.</p><p>Emperor Vitellius, AD 69, Jan. 2 to Dec. 20. Struck April 19 to the beginning of May at Rome, according to RIC.</p><p>A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP</p><p>&quot;This type--tripod, dolphin, and raven--suggests Apollo, god of prophecy.&quot;&nbsp; [BMC ccxxiv] &quot;Presumably recording his immediate election into the principal priestly colleges.&quot; [RIC page 265]</p><p>The care of the Sibylline prophecies was the chief function of this college, which is not celebrated on coins of any other emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear I 2201 variety. RIC I Vitellius 70.&nbsp; BMC 3.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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