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Denarius - Otho CERES AVG; Ceres

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Otho (Marcus Salvius Otho) (69)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 69
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.26 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
244433
References RIC I# 2
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.1(2).ot.2
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Otho, bare, right

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P

Unabridged legend: Imperator Otho Caesar Augustur Tribunicia Potestas.

Translation: Supreme commander Otho, Caesar and emperor, tribunician power.

Reverse

Ceres, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and cornucopia in left

Script: Latin

Lettering: CERES AVG

Unabridged legend: Ceres Augusta.

Translation: Ceres, the venerable.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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