Triton XIV, Lot: 668. Estimate $6000. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December AD 69. A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; below, raven perched right. RIC I 85; Calicó 585; BMCRE -; BN -. VF, small banker’s mark in field on obverse, a few scratches on reverse. Very rare.

From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Edward Gans Collection.