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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)

4 Related People

Philip I
Roman

249
Otacilia Severa
Roman


Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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