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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Syria| > |Antioch| > RY86420
Otho, 15 January 69 - 17 April 69 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria
|Antioch|, |Otho,| |15| |January| |69| |-| |17| |April 69| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleucis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria|, Otho supported Galba's revolt against Nero in expectation he would be named heir. Since he was not, Otho had himself declared emperor. He ruled for only three months. After a minor defeat by Vitellius, Otho committed suicide. This was perhaps the only noble act of his life - he preferred to die rather than see more bloodshed in civil war.
RY86420. Bronze as, McAlee 320(b) (v. rare, same dies), RPC I 4318, BMC Galatia p. 176, 208 var. (dot above); SNG Fitzwilliam 5871 var. (no dot), F, marks, light scratches, light encrustations, light corrosion, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 14.091g, maximum diameter 29.3mm, die axis 0o, 15 Jan 69 - 17 Apr 69 A.D.; obverse IMP M OTHO CAE AVG (outwardly, clockwise from upper right), laureate head right; reverse S C, dot (control symbol) below, all within inner linear border surrounded by a laurel wreath with eight bunches of leaves; very rare; SOLD











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