RPC I, 5378

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5378
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Vitellius
Person (obv.) Vitellius (Augustus)
Issue Year 1
Dating 19 April – 1 July 69
Obverse inscription ΩΛΟΥ ΟΥΙΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΑΥΤ
Edition Ὠλοῦ Οὔϊτ(ελλου) Καίσ(αρος) Σεβ(αστοῦ) Γερμ(ανικοῦ) Αὐτ(οκράτορος)
Translation of Aulus Vitellius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator
Obverse design laureate head of Vitellius, right
Reverse inscription L Α
Edition (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
Reverse design canopus standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.85 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1889,0605.2 BMC 20
2 2     L: 1852,0222.91 BMC 220
3 3     ✸ P: 1028
4 4     P: 1029
5 5     DS 6684
6 6     DS 6685 = Naville Numismatics 66, 27 June 2021, lot 186
7 7     M. Shenoda coll.
8 8     CNG Triton XXVIII Online Sessions, 22 Jan. 2025, lot 5435