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Denarius with head of Otho
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 69
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2657
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bare head of Otho to right.
IMPOTHOCAESARAVGTRP
(Inscription in Latin with broken letters for the Latin P.)
Reverse: Otho, in military dress, cloak floating behind, on horseback right,
spear in raised right hand.
P ONT MA X
IMPOTHOCAESARAVGTRP
(Inscription in Latin with broken letters for the Latin P.)
Reverse: Otho, in military dress, cloak floating behind, on horseback right,
spear in raised right hand.
P ONT MA X
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., December 11, 1963