Ancient Gold
Lot 3068A Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $7,000
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VITELLIUS, (A.D. 69), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. July - December 69, (7.154 grams), obv. laureate head of Vitellius to right, around A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, rev. PONT MAXIM Vesta seated to left, holding patera and sceptre, (S.2186, RIC 106, Cal.571, BMC 33, C.71). Well centred and very fine/nearly very fine and rare.
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