Aureus - Otho SECVRITAS P R; Securitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Otho (Marcus Salvius Otho) (69)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 69 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 244440 |
| References | RIC I# 9 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.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
Translation:
Imperator Otho Caesar Augustur Tribunicia Potestas
Supreme commander (Imperator) Otho, Caesar and emperor (Augustus), tribunician power.
Reverse
Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and sceptre in left
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECVRITAS P R
Translation:
Securitas Populi Romani.
Safety of the Roman people.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 6.34–7.35 g;
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;
Example of this type:
Staatliche Münzsammlung München
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;
Example of this type:
Staatliche Münzsammlung München
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (69) | |||||||||||||||
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