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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Egypt| > RX92530
Otacilia Severa, Augusta, February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D., Roman Egypt
|Roman| |Egypt|, |Otacilia| |Severa,| |Augusta,| |February| |or| |March| |244| |-| |September| |or| |October| |249| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Egypt|, Otacilia Severa and Philip are sometimes identified as the first Christian imperial couple. They were tolerant of Christianity and ended persecution of Christians. Otacilia's personal intervention saved Saint Babylas and the Bishop of Antioch. Christian beliefs of the the Emperor and Empress have not, however, been proven.
RX92530. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari-Savio 10420; Milne 3654; RPC Online VIII U2831; BMC Alexandria p. 261, 2014 var. (obv. leg.); SNG Milan 1667 var. (same); Emmett 3549/4 (R1), VF, well centered, areas of corrosion and encrustation, small edge splits/cracks, Alexandria mint, weight 12.305g, maximum diameter 23.1mm, die axis 0o, 28 Aug 246 - 29 Aug 247 A.D.; obverse M WT CEOVHPA CE M CTPA, diademed and draped bust right; reverse Eusebeia (Pietas) standing slightly left, head left, dropping incense from right hand on lit altar to left, incense box in left hand, L Δ (year 4) upper left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; rare; SOLD











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