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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