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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-5B48E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A denarius of Vitellius dating to AD 69. CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM reverse. Spanish mint, probably at Tarraco (Tarragona). RIC I, p. 269, no. 24. Obverse shows laureate bust left. Obverse legend reads A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN. Reverse shows Mars advancing left holding spear, aquila and vexillum. Reverse legend reads CONSENSVS/EXERCIT[...]. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 3.58, diameter 18.27mm, thickness 2.64mm ( the flan is c. 1.01mm thick but the area of the head very raised).
Notes:
This is a particularly rare coin, there being no example in the British Museum.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With Finds Liaison Office, Castle Court, Cambridge.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 69
Date to: Circa AD 69
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.58 g
Diameter: 18.27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th October 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Vitellius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 3 [54-68]
Mint or issue place: Tarragona
Obverse description: Laureate bust left; globe at point of bust; palm in front.
Obverse inscription: A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN
Reverse description: Mars helmeted and naked but for cloak, advancing left, right hand holding spear, left, aquila and vexillum.
Reverse inscription: CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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