116, Lot: 230. Estimate $600. Sold for $531. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VITELLIUS. 69 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck January-June 69 AD. Laureate head right, palm and globe at point of bust / Victory alighting left, holding shield inscribed S P/Q R in two lines. RIC I 37; BMCRE 92; RSC 100. VF, attractively toned, spot of encrustation.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.