Vitellius (69 AD). AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Obv. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. Laureate head right. Rev. LIBERTAS RESITVTA. Libertas standing right, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC I (2nd ed.) 105. AR. 3.15 g. 17.00 mm. Slightly rough reverse surfaces. Good VF. According to A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, the vindicta which Libertas carries was “the rod with which a slave was touched during the ceremony of manumission or liberation.”.