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Finn70 Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 01/28/2025 9:24 pm I finally obtained my Vitellius denarius via CNG auction (Triton XXVIII-Session 6). Lot 6062. 19mm, 3.27 g, 6h. Graded good VF. Rome mint. O: A VITELLIUS GERMAN IMP TR P Laureate head right R: XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right. Raven below perched right. RIC I 86; RSC 114. Edited by Finn70 01/28/2025 10:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Finn70 Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 01/28/2025 9:50 pm My denarius is not yet in hand, but knowing that I'm that much closer to completing my 12 Caesars (in silver denarii) set is satisfying. Only Caligula, Claudius and Otho to go! Edited by Finn70 01/29/2025 2:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1487 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 05:23 am Excellent looking coin Finn, hope you get the twelve soon! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 162483 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 08:35 am Fantastic! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1144 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 1:44 pm Beautiful coin. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1085 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 7:05 pm Congratulations Finn! What a beautiful example. A little jealous - much better than mine. I too have those three to go. I remember you had an Otho, did you get rid of it? Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 7:10 pm @travel coin: I think you mean Finn235 maybe. I've seen his handle come up in many ancient threads. The auction was very active and competitive. The denarius set me back more than I would have liked, but I am happy with the purchase as it had mostly full legends and only had a couple of minor old scratches on the reverse. Edited by Finn70 01/29/2025 7:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4842 Posts	Posted 01/29/2025 10:21 pm I'd consider that a high grade specimen. Very strong portrait. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4905 Posts	Posted 01/31/2025 9:08 pm Congrats on getting a Vitellius! Neat double animal reverse and that portrait is fantastic! Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4991 Posts	Posted 02/01/2025 2:23 pm - quite a high-grade example, and an excellent portrait! Even with those hits on the reverse tripod, it's a coin that most collectors can only dream of. I've got a Galba (a lucky find in a Moscow coin fair) but no Otho or Vitellius, and my only Caligula and Claudius coins are bronze (and only provincial for the former). I think I have one or two others from the 12 but I don't quite recall which. I've never really considered the full 12 set because Julius Caesar was always going to be pricey in any form. If I ever figure out how to get one of his coins I'll probably start more actively looking for the others. Report this Post to the Staff
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