Otacilia Severa

Pulled this beauty out of the mail box not to long ago

Otacilia Severa, Augusta February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D.

Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 9158, RIC IV 130, RSC IV 43, Choice gVF, 4.523g, 23.0mm, 180o, Rome mint, 247 A.D.; obverse OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust right set on crescent; reverse PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas, veiled, standing left, extending right, box of incense in left; full circles strike, bold portrait.

"Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to other people, gods and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others."

 

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All ready had 2 of Philip I (one is a little special) and one of Philip II :hail:

 

Very nice, i'm trying to add the women to my ancient collection to...nicely centered,just a bit of a rub, still very nice...:thumb:
now that i see your Philip coins, would like to add awesome,very nice set...:thumb:

 

Thanks. Yeah I wana add some more too, and hopefully better condition than my others.

 

Very nice coins RG. I have a pretty good set of the women of Rome. Of course the ones I'm missing are the expensive ones I can't afford.

 

Yes, special. I wonder how many here see what is special about the Philip?

 

I know because I almost bought for the reason but ill let others play.

Great addition randy. She's healthier then mine face wise and coin weight.

 

Is that the reverse B error? It is very faint or my eyes are playing tricks.

 

I always have difficulty separating Phillip I from Phil II. Sooooo much alike.

 

My Oct.


Otacilia Severa (244 - 249 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
247 A.D.
O: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right set on crescent.
R: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, patera in right, cornucopia in left, altar at feet.
Rome
3.6g
23.9mm
SRCV III 9149, RIC IV 126, RSC IV 17

 

Must admit that I had to look around a little as I wasn't sure what it was (and never saw this before), but the P M (more often seen at the end of the obv. legend) is below the bust on the first ant... :scratch:

 

Here's one I've had my sights on for a few weeks. I'm wondering what you guys think. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

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@Dionysos, thats the correct answer. They are fairly scarce especially considering how common he is.

@John, how much is the coin? Coin looks like it was struck with a worn die a bit but from the photo it has some nice toning. Its a nice coin.

 

Around $100 with shipping. I'm not crazy about the strike either, but I do very much like the color, so there's a tug-of-war going on between my left brain and right brain. It's also well-centered on a round flan.

 

100$ seems a little heavy for this imo. Broad flan, metal looks good,... but the strike is a little weak indeed and not sure that the "color", in hand, will stand up to the pics :dismay:

 

Shes pretty much the gordian III of Crisis era empresses. You can find just as nice way cheaper.

 

Yeah, with the shipping on that one, it seems a bit too high.

 

Yup
"...available from this early Eastern mint. Besides being distinguished by their bold style, coins of this mint can be recognized by the obverse legend ending in PM. While PM is usually read as Pontifex Maximus, in this case it was probably intended to be Persicus Maximus in recognition of Philip's claim to having defeated the Persians. A very small fraction of the obverses from this series (all three reverses) show the PM placed under the bust."

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/philip.html

 

Excellent coins.

 

You know, I looked at this coin and said, "Antioch mint, PM under bust... what's so special?" Where the heck is this forest you keep talking about? All I see are trees!