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ID number: BIRBI-R1700 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Otacilia Severa; Philip I; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 244-249 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 3.10 Weight (g): 16.42 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 1846. Ex L. G. P. Messenger Collection, 1935. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Otacilia Severa, wearing a diadem, draped, facing r. Reverse: Pietas, draped, standing facing l., holding perfume box in l. and r. raised outstretched.
Inscriptions: Obverse: MABCIP ƆTACIL 5EVERA AVG (Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta). Reverse: PIETAS ΛVGVSTAE S C (Piety of the Emperor; S C - Translation Disputed).
Bibliography: RIC IV 208 (Philip I)
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