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Antoninianus of Otacilia Severa

Roman (Metalworker)
248 CE (Roman Imperial)
silver; struck
(Roman Empire , )

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).

Inscription

[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

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Münzen und Medaillen, Basel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by purchase.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, 1972

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.751

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