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Author Topic: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23  (Read 929 times)

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Offline EB

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Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« on: September 10, 2018, 11:21:55 am »
Can anyone give me a reference for this coin? Any help with the description would also be appreciated.

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Otacilia Severa (Augusta, 244-249), Pella, Macedon, AE 23.
Obverse: M·OTAC·S-EVERA EA, Draped bust right, wearing stephane.
Reverse: COL IVL A-VS PЄLLA, Veiled female (Tyche?) seated left.
Diameter: 23.5mm, Weight: 9.48g


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Re: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2018, 11:41:48 am »
very nice
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Re: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2018, 11:56:27 am »
I looked in Varbanov and Moushmov:

Both, Varbanov 3764 and  Moushmov 6494 are the same type but with OTACIL instead of OTAC and AVG instead of AVS on the reverse:

An example with OTACIL is here:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=439905


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Re: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2018, 12:17:36 pm »
Close enough. Thanks shanxi!

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Re: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2018, 02:16:38 pm »
SEVERAE A rather than SEVERA AVG in obv. legend is also unusual.
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Re: Otacilia Severa, Pella, Macedon, AE 23
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2018, 04:22:28 pm »
Good to know. Thanks Curtis!

 

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