v21_3063 - OTACILIA SEVERA Moyen bronze, dupondius ou as, (MB, Æ 24)
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Moyen bronze, dupondius ou as, (MB, Æ 24)
Date: 246
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,03 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 4e
Emission: 5e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait. Patine vert noir épaisse. Une rayure au droit sur le visage. Joli revers sur un flan un peu court
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XIII, 30 juillet 2001, n° 618
Obverse
Obverse legend : MARCIA OTACIL - SEVERA AVG.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé d'Otacilia Sévéra à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (L5).
Obverse translation : "Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta", (Marcia Otacilia Sévéra Augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONCOR-DIA AVGG// S C.
Reverse description : Concordia (la Concorde) assise de face, tournée à gauche, les jambes croisées, tenant une patère de la main droite et une double corne d'abondance de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Concordia Augustorum", (La Concorde des augustes).
Historical background
OTACILIA SEVERA
(+249)
Wife of Philippus I, mother of Philippus II - Augusta
Otacilie, daughter of Severus, governor of Pannonia, married Philip around 234. Philip II, their son, was born around 237. She seems to have sympathy for Christians, who enjoyed relative security under Philip's reign before the great persecution. by Trajan Decius. Her fate after the death of her husband and son is unknown. Is she murdered or does she retreat into private life? She disappears from history.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
OTACILIA SEVERA Moyen bronze, dupondius ou as, (MB, Æ 24) XF
150.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
