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LOT 2812
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AE 25mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
Struck AD 247-249. ΜΑΡ ΩΤΑΚΙΛ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΑΝ ϹЄΒ, draped bust to right, with crescent behind shoulders / ΙΟΥ ϹЄΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝЄϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ, statue of Tyche seated facing, with ram leaping to right above and river-god swimming to right below, within tetrastyle temple with arched pediment. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 2575; BMC 27-32; SNG Copenhagen 244. Very Fine.(11.41gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a UK, private collection.
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LOT 2812
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AE 25mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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