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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: The 12 Caesars: Augustus - Vitellius: 27 BC - AD 69

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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 79412 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN
Cconfronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

For sale on eBay 01/29/2005 by Toronto Group, ID "babylonruniz".
Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 79137 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN
Cconfronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

A copy made by Becker circa 1830.
Sold on ebay December 2006.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 79174 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN, Confronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

Sold on ebay, March 2007. The coin was not identified as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 79108 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN, Confronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

Sold on ebay December 2006 by empire-gallery

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 7996 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN, Confronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

Sold eBay April 2008

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 7997 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right
Rev: LIBERI IMP GERMAN, Confronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped
Date: 69 AD
Ref: RIC 79, RSC 5

Sold eBay April 2008

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 9053 viewsVITELLIUS, A.D. 69. AR Denarius (3.31g), Rome Mint, Late April-20 December A.D. 69.
RIC 90; BMCRE 20. SCARCE. Laureate head of Vitellius right; Reverse: Concordia seated left holding patera and cornucopia

Cast.
Joe Sermarini
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 9010 viewsObv:- VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, Laureate head of Vitellius right
Rev:- CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated left holding patera and cornucopia
Minted in Rome. Late April-20 December A.D. 69.
RIC 90; BMCRE 20

Cast fake. Matching another in the database.

Sold on ebay by numismatics.888 in October 2021
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC 95265 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR
Lucius Vitellius seated left on curule chair, with branch and scepter.
Ref: RIC 95, RSC 55a, BMC 24, Sear5 2238

Sold by "Sesterdenar" on eBay in one day private auction. A Toronto Group
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Vitellius, Denarius, RIC I 8318 viewsVitellius, 2 January - 20 December 69 A.D., silver denarius, RIC I 83 (S), BMCRE I 15; RSC II 86, BnF III 45, Hunter I 6, SRCV I 2199, Rome mint, May - Jul 69 A.D.; obverse A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right; reverse S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within the Corona Civica

Weight: 2.38
Diameter: 17mm
Joe Sermarini
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Vitellius, Replica 100 viewsA VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right / CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated left with patera and cornucopiae

Found on Ebay, as replica.
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Vitellius, Sestertius263 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, Laureate bust right
Rev: S C, Mars advancing right with spear and trophy
Ref: This would appear to be a cast of a known Fake. The original fake is noted to exist in The National Museum of Denmark, where it is noted as possibly dating from the 16th ct.

http://www.kunstkammer.dk/MedallieGB/genstande_medallieGB.asp?ID=252

Sold on ebay as a 19th ct. reproduction.

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maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Sestertius, RIC 113234 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, Laureate bust right
Rev: HONOS ET VIRTVS, Honos (on l.) and Virtus (on r.) standing facing each otehr; Honos bare headed and draped, l. holding cornucopiae, r. holding long sceptre; Virtus helemeted and in miltary dress, r. holding parazonium on knee, l. long spear, with r. foot on helmet, S C in exe.
Ref: RIC 113

Sold on ebay by AngloAntiquities as a Paduan but is a poor quality cast.

Added by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Sestertius, RIC 118237 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG PM TRP Bust: Laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: PAX AVGVSTI
Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, S C across fields.
Date: 69 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 118, BN 92, Cohen 67

Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. Rim stamped "XXXIX"
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Vitellius, Sestertius, RIC 120286 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG PM TR
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: No legend. S-C across fields
Mars advancing right with trophy & spear.
Ref: RIC 120

Sold by "sesterdenar" in a one day private auction on Ebay. A Toronto Group forgery
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Vitellius, Sestertius, RIC 120217 viewsObv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG PM TR, Laureate draped bust right
Rev: No legend. S-C across fields, Mars advancing right with trophy & spear.
Ref: RIC 120

Sold by "romanseller" on Ebay.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Vitellius Jr and Vitellia, Aureus118 viewsObv:- A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right
Rev:- LIBERI IMP GERM AVG, confronted, bare headed busts of Vitellius' son, right, and daughter, left.
Fig 4a is the false coin - 7.30g - Private Collection 1994, ex Hirsch 15, 1906 (Loebbecke), lot 1382
Fig 4c is genuine, Private collection

Very deceptive counterfeit from the turn of the century especially as the pedigree inspires confidence. Withdrawn from its second auction after 1906.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 1 in 1995 - example 4a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Vitellius, Vitellius Jr and Vitellia, Aureus97 viewsObv:- A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right
Rev:- LIBERI IMP GERM AVG, confronted, bare headed busts of Vitellius' son, right, and daughter, left.
Fig 4b is the false coin - 7.36g - Hall Park McCullough Collection, ex Hirsch 14, 1905, lot 908
Fig 4c is genuine, Private collection

Very deceptive counterfeit from the turn of the century especially as the pedigree inspires confidence. Condemned in the first auction it appeared in after 1905.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 1 in 1995 - example 4b
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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VITELLIUS,69 AD. 117 viewsAV Aureus
Obv. A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right
Rev. LIBERI IMP GERMAN, confronted busts of Vitellius’son and daughter, both draped.
Cast and burnish.
Ilya Prokopov
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Vitellius. (AD 69). 70 viewsAR Denarius, Rome.
Obv.: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P Head laureate right.
Rev.: LIBERTAS RESTITVTA Libertas standing right holding cap and scepter.
RIC 105 (R )
Cast.
Ilya Prokopov
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VITELLIUS. 69 AD. 167 viewsAR Denarius, Rome mint, April-December 69 AD.
Obv. Laur. hd r.
Rev. Tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; raven standing right below.
Cast, “Dimitrovgrad Studio”
Ilya Prokopov
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Vitellus, denarius Lucius Vitellius RIC 9932 viewsReference.
RIC I Vitellius 99

Obv. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P.
Head of Vitellius, laureate, right.
Rev. L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR.
Bust of Lucius Vitellius, laureate and draped, right; eagle-tipped sceptre in front.

3.4 gr
20 mm

Offered on ebay by fake seller Reitripio March 2016
okidoki
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VITTELIUS 37 viewsVITTELIUS AR DENARIUS 69 AD TRIPOD/DOLPHIN/RAVEN / 3.56 GM/ SRukke
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[Paduan medals] Otho, after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Æ "Sestertius"29 viewsReference.
Klawans 3; Lawrence 23 var

Obv.
Bare head right

rev.
Otho greeting troops, altar before, standards behind.

Ebay February 2016
okidoki
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