Beschreibung
Material: Bronze
Gewicht: 24,85 g
Vitellius Renaissance Copy; 69 AD, Sestertius, 24.85g. Klawans, Imitations, p. 58 (same dies). Obv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P Bust laureate, draped r. Rx: HONOSETVIRTVS around, S C in exergue, Bare-headed Virtus, placing l. foot on dolphin, standing face to face with helmeted Honos, who places r. foot on tortoise. Apparently quite Paduan copies of genuine Roman dies: for the obverse die compare Paris-92 and for the reverse die Paris-88.These Renaissance copies are becoming quite collectible, but of course nowhere near the value of the originals they copy . aEF
