Live auction - bpv_846102 - OTTO Tétradrachme
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| Estimate : | 550 € |
| Price : | 430 € |
| Maximum bid : | 508 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 14:32:57 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 1
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 150 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Jolis bustes. Fine usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection André Ronde
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Othon à droite (O*).
Obverse legend : AUTOK MARK OQWNOS KAIS SEB/ LA, (Autokrator Markos Oqwnos Kaisaros Sebastos).
Obverse translation : (L’empereur Marc Othon césar auguste).
Reverse
Reverse description : Buste d’Eirene à droite, un caducée derrière l’épaule.
Reverse legend : EIPH-NH.
Reverse translation : (Eirene).
Commentary
Avant la collection ENP, nous n’avions présenté qu’un seul tétradrachme d’Othon à la vente (VSO 26).
Historical background
OTTO
(15/01-17/04-69)
Born in 32, Othon is the friend of Néron and the husband of Poppée. Governor of Lusitania, he supports Galba. On January 10, 69, the latter adopted Lucius Calpurnius Piso instead of choosing Othon who was hoping for this adoption to reach the Empire. On January 15, Galba and Pison are massacred, Otho is proclaimed emperor. Vitellius was also proclaimed by the armies of Germania in January. The final bout takes place in Brédiac, Italy on April 17. Otto, defeated, commits suicide.
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