My Somewhat Mishandled Coin Of Vitellius

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GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1856 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 09:55 am ...But its a sestertius, much much scarcer than his silver coinage and still appealing in spite of having had a pretty rough life. Vitellius, 69. Sestertius 69, Rome. Laureate and draped bust to r. Rev. Pax standing to l. with olive branch and cornucopia. RIC 118. Edited by GERMANICVS 06/13/2015 10:01 am Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 10:26 am Excellent score, well done. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 11:12 am Really hard coin to find in any condition. It's a keeper. Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 12:04 pm Congrats on an excellent find. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4984 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 1:00 pm readable legend, some nice details...that's nice coin GERM. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3447 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 7:35 pm An incredibly thick patina allowed someone to literally 'go nuts' with a scraping tool and even perhaps some polish on the bust. Still a hard to find emperor especially in a sestertius. I see a few neon green spots on the obverse. Concidering the amount of scraping already done I think it must be BD which is in the beginning stages. The coin looks solid though and I don't think it has penetrated beneath the patina. Be careful though ! Once BD starts spreading beneath it can be undetectable until pieces of patination start falling off like chipped paint. Report this Post to the Staff
tenbobbit Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 701 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 07:25 am Very nice find Germanicus I too have a battered Vitellius that could have been better preserved but I wouldn't swap it, better to have a rough example than none at all The legends are still there and its a left facing bust, which is a bonus Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3447 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 08:46 am Yes a bit corroded and overly depatinated. But any decent bronze of 'Vito' is going to have a $100 price tag when in a dealers case. Anything less would be an offer you can't refuse ! Report this Post to the Staff
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