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Source Description
Obverse: Bust of Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip the Arab), draped, diademed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Hippopotamus, right; in exergue, IIII (control mark); beaded border. The coin honors Rome’s putative 1000th birthday, which occurred during the reign of Philip and was marked by elaborate ludi saeculares (sacred games).
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Document identity
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34376
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Antoninianus of Otacilia Severa
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34376
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normalized
title
Antoninianus of Otacilia Severa
description
Obverse: Bust of Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip the Arab), draped, diademed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Hippopotamus, right; in exergue, IIII (control mark); beaded border. The coin honors Rome’s putative 1000th birthday, which occurred during the reign of Philip and was marked by elaborate ludi saeculares (sacred games).
provenance
Münzen und Medaillen, Basel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by purchase.
date
248 CE (Roman Imperial)
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CC0
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en
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Coins & Medals
coins
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1
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] OTACIL(ia) SEVERA AVG(usta) [Translation] Otacilia Severa Augusta [Inscription
Latin; reverse] SAECVLARES AVGG (Augustorum) [Translation] The Saecular Games of the Augusti
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silver; struck
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6191
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ROM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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