Ancient: THORN PULLED, THANKS OTHO!

Well, its finally done. Got myself an Otho denarius in a grade I was comfortable with. I parted with a graded trade dollar and got this minutes later with much more money to spare so ive been off the wagon as of late.

I have no problems sharing the cost, $236 total! Had a trusted dealer I buy my expensive coins from look at it and he OKed it and said it was a steal. I budgeted about $350. I can live with his name not being on the flan too.

It was tricky to get pics of due to shine/wear. So it was shot under a 10x loupe instead of the normal 5x I use with my iphone.

I didnt set out to get a 12 caesars started but when I added one after the other over time, cheaply mind you, it just had to be finished.

Will have all the coins put in a virtual tray photo soon.



Otho (69 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head right.
R: SECVRITAS PR - Securitas standing left, holding wreath and scepter
Rome Mint, Feb- Mar. 69 A.D.
18mm
3.2g
RIC 8, BMC 18, S 2162, C 17

 

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Congratulations! It's a great looking denarius.

 

Very nice. Congrats on getting that Otho. Beyond my budget range at the moment.

 

Smooth score, Mat ... as you know, Otho is the most rare (rarest?) of the 12 Caesars, so that is a very cool pick-up!!

I still need the toughest four:

Julius Caesar (??? not on ERIC-II rarity list)
Galba (76th on the ERIC-II rarity list)
Otho (113th on the ERIC-II rarity list)
Vitellius (73rd on the ERIC-II rarity list)

... again, super score, Chick-coin boy!! (congrats)

 

1) Julius Caesar (???th ... not on the ERIC-II rarity list)
2) Augustus (11th on ERIC-II rarity list)
3) Tiberius (42nd on ERIC-II rarity list)
4) Caligula (68th on ERIC-II rarity list)
5) Claudius (20th on ERIC-II rarity list)
6) Nero (25th on ERIC-II rarity list)
7) Galba (76th on ERIC-II rarity list)
8) Otho (113th on ERIC-II rarity list)
9) Vitellius (73rd on ERIC-II rarity list)
10) Vespasian (13th on ERIC-II rarity list)
11) Titus (50th on ERIC-II rarity list)
12) Domitian (19th on ERIC-II rarity list)

=> yup, "Otho" is the winna-winna-chicken-dinna!!

 

I love these coins and the way they show his wig. I got mine from Forum Coins three of years ago and paid much, much more, so I think you got a great deal. Congratulations.

OTHO AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right
REVERSE: VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory standing left on globe, wreath extended in right, palm frond in left
Struck at Rome, Jan-Feb 69 A.D
3.179g, 18.7mm
RIC I 17, BMCRE I 25, SRCV I 2165 var (exergual line instead of globe)

 

Wow Matt, very nice i need this one too!!! hard coin to find in any grade.

 

Congratulations Mat! I know you have been chasing this one awhile and a fine example it is!

Congratulations on completing the set. I am still a decent ways away myself even though I am not actively pursuing it.

 

congrats mat! he's on that list I keep talkin' about.

 

Congratulations on completing your set!

 

Congrats Mat! Nice you finally got one.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

Curious? ... hey, I am not a "purest" by any means ...

In other words, I give myself coin-credit for a ruler no matter if my example is AR, AE, denarius, sestertius, asparagus, etc ... ummmm, if and when I collect the remaining 4 Caesars, are you dudes gonna call "foul" on my collection? (do they have to be denarii?)

 

Build the set however you like, it's what I did and I am happy with it.

 

I see nothing wrong with a mixed set (which is what I'm doing as well). I have some emperors represented with multiple coins but I'm generally looking for my favorite coin of an emperor, regardless of the metal, for the set.