Record ID: CAM-5B48E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: 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).
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.