412, Lot: 497. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.36 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa April-December. Λ VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; below, raven perched right. RIC I 109; RSC 111; BMCRE 39-40; BN 77. EF, toned, some shallow cleaning marks under tone. Rare in this high grade.

From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection.