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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Otacilia Severa
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 11.58 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.529
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Otacilia, draped, to right.
Inscription in Greek. Countermark: H
Reverse: Athena, with helmet, standing left, holds spear in left hand, patera in right.
Shield beside her.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek. Countermark: H
Reverse: Athena, with helmet, standing left, holds spear in left hand, patera in right.
Shield beside her.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 692); by 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).