LOT 4120
Otacilia Severa AV Aureus. AD 244-246. Rome mint.
MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia, veiled and draped, seated to left, drawing veil from face and holding sceptre. RIC IV 123a; Calicó 3268; Biaggi-. Near Mint State. The finest example of the type to come to auction.(4.79gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Otacilia Severa, the wife of Emperor Philip I, was Roman empress from AD 244-249 and, like her husband, was from the city of Emesa (located in modern-day Homs, Syria). Known for her piety and dedication, Otacilia was actively involved in religious and civic life during Philip's reign. She was regularly depicted on coinage with symbols of fertility and virtue (as here, promoting Pudicitia), reflecting her influence and the idealised image of imperial womanhood.
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LOT 4120
Otacilia Severa AV Aureus.
Estimate £12,000 - 17,000€13,920 - 19,720 (for guidance only)$16,200 - 22,950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£6,000 (EUR 6,960; USD 8,100) +BP*
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Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus. AD 250-251. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / DACIA, Dacia standing facing, head to left, holding staff, surmounted by dragon's head, in her right hand. RIC 12b; Cohen 16. 2.33gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Ostrogoths, Theoderic. AV Solidus. Dated AD 491-518. Rome mint. In the name of Anastasius I.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £800
D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Θ, Victory standing to left, holding jewelled cross; star in right field, mint monogram in left field, COMOB in exergue. Metlich 6; Ladich 36; Lacam-pl. 59, 88; MEC -; BMC Vandals 63. 4.38gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. An attractive, lustrous coin. Rare.
From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 264-266. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding globe and sceptre. RIC V.2 80 (Lugdunum) and 323 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 295a. 3.06gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
