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LOT 3205
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing to left, holding patera with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC IV 127 (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 20. Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.(4.09gr, 22mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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