Vitellius, 2 January - 20 December 69 A.D.Vitellius
coins for sale in the Forum Ancient Coins
shop.Aulus Vitellius
was declared emperor by his troops in 69 A.D. After defeating the forces
of Otho, he took control of Rome, but then spent more time at the
banquet table then in governance. General Vespasian was then declared
emperor in Alexandria, and the legions stationed along the Danube
frontier marched against Vitellius. His forces were defeated, the
emperor slain and his body dragged through the streets of Rome and
dumped in the Tiber.Also see: ERIC - VITELLIUSNumismatic| References|American
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Vagi, D. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. (Sidney, 1999).Obverse LegendsAVITELLIVSGERMAIMPAVGPMTRP
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Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate.VITELLIVS
(Aulus), the son of Lucius Vitellius was born in A.D. 15 and
passed his early life at Capri with Tiberius, and was a favorite with
Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. He was elected Consul in A.D.
48, and was Proconsul of Africa for a year. In A.D. 68 he was
sent by Galba to Germany, and soon after, revolting against him, was
proclaimed Emperor by the soldiers. Otho had in the meantime
been elected Emperor at Rome, but was defeated by Vitellius in A.D. 69
at Bedriacum. He did not however, long enjoy the supreme
power, for his gluttony and prodigality were so disgraceful tht
Vespasian, who was in command of the war against the Jews, was persuaded
to allow himself to be elected Emperor. Thus after a reign of
about eight months, Vitellius was captured at Rome by the soldiers of
Vespasian and ignominiously killed at the Gemoniae Scalae, where the
corpse of Flavius Sabinus, the brother of Vespasian, had a few days
previously been thrown. Vitellius is said to have accepted the
cognomen of Germanicus, deferred assuming the title of Augustus, and
refused for ever that of Caesar (Suet. Vitell. c 8; Tac. Hist. ii c
62.)He was twice married-1. to Petronia,
by whom he had a son named Petronianus, who was blind of one eye, and
whom he put to death; 2.- to Galeria Fundana, by whom he had sons and
daughters, amongst the former of whom was one who stammered so much that
he was almost dumb (Suet. Vitell. 6). Of the wives there are
no coins, but gold and silver pieces are extant, prepresenting some of
the children [LIBERI. IMP. GERMAN or GERM. AVG.; LIBERIS IMP. GERMANICI;
Vitellius and his children] thus refuting the statement of Josephus,
who says that Vitellius died childless. (Bell. Jud. iv. 10,8.)The following are the principal reverse legends of his coins:Gold
coins- CLEMENTIA IMP GERMAN or GERMANICI (120 frs.); CONCORDIA P R
(Populi Romani, 120 frcs.); CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM (120 frs.); FIDES
EXERCITVVM (150 frcs.); IVPPITER VICTOR (120 fres.); LIBERTAS RESTITVTA
(120 frcs.); L VITELLIVS COS. III CENSOR (150 fres-see VITELLIVS
[Lucius]); PONT MAXIM (120 frcs.); SECVRITAS IMP GERMAN (Imperatoris
Germanici, 150 frcs.); SENATVS P Q ROMANVS (150 frcs.); SPQR OB C S
(Senatus Populesque Ramanus ob Cives Servatos, within an oak wreath, 120
frcs.); VESTA P R (Populi Romani) QVRITIVM (200 frcs.) ; VICTORIA
AVGVSTI Victory holding a shield (Caylus, 150 frcs, sometimes on shield
SPQR, 120 frcs.)
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VITELLIUS. L. VITELLIUS COS. III. CENSOR. Lucius VItellius Consul III. Censor - on gold and silver coins of L. Vitellius with reverse of A. Vitellius.
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