bpv_990223 - OTTO Tétradrachme
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Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 1
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 150 ‰
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 13,36 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait d’Othon. Usure plus importante au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
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 casqué et cuirassé de Rome à droite, tenant un bouclier et une haste transversale.
Reverse legend : RO-MH
Reverse translation : (an 1).
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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