12 Caesars: Otho

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  1. Severus Alexander

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    Forum identifies this as the second issue of Otho, with "the most desirable portrait style" - others in this thread may disagree. :) I wish I could combine your obverse legends with my portrait.
     
    Severus Alexander, Sep 17, 2017
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  3. Julius Germanicus

    Julius Germanicus Well-Known Member

    As there are no known genuine roman mint bronzes of Otho, this might be the closest thing there is to a realistic portrait of his on a bronze coin, complete with SC and latin inscriptions:

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    IMP M OTHO CAE AVG , laureate head of Otho right / large S C within laurel wreath
    Bronze As or 4 Chalkoi (?)
    Antiochia, February-April 69
    RPC 4319 and plate 164 (6 specimens cited); McAlee (The Coins of Roman Antioch) 323; MBCG p. 177, 213
    "nearly EF with excellent portrait" (according to David Sear)
     
    Julius Germanicus, Sep 18, 2017
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  4. Multatuli

    Multatuli Homo numismaticus

    Here my only one. A very ugly contribution, but still an Otho. Congrats to all! Awesome coins!
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    AR Denarius - Rome mint- 69 AD.
    Obv: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP
    Rev: PAX ORBIS TERRARVM
    RIC I 4, rare.
     
    Multatuli, Sep 30, 2017
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  5. GerardV

    GerardV Well-Known Member

    This coin has been one of the tougher for me to identify. All along I've thought it's Otho, but the lack of a legible legend is troublesome.

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    GerardV, Sep 30, 2017
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  6. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    Looks like a Domitian portrait.
     
    Ancient Aussie, Sep 30, 2017
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  7. GerardV

    GerardV Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the tip. I didn't mean to hijack the thread.
     
    GerardV, Sep 30, 2017
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  8. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    It looks like either Moneta holding scales and cornucopiae or Fortuna cornucopiae, the clue to which one is the legend on the left side of the reverse, you might be able to make out some letters.
     
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  9. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    It most definitely is Domitian!
     
    Bing, Sep 30, 2017
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  10. Multatuli

    Multatuli Homo numismaticus

    Exactly! Domitian, no doubts.
     
    Multatuli, Sep 30, 2017
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  11. Topcat7

    Topcat7 Still Learning

    Topcat7, Oct 1, 2017
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  12. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    I'll add yet another Alexandrian tet to the gallery:

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    Curtis 230, Milne 368, Emmet 182
     
    Roman Collector, Oct 1, 2017
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Ah, Otho. Short reigns always interested me, but this one more than others because it was the toughest to fill in a (mixed AE and AR) 12 Caesars set. Others said Caligula would be the "stopper", but I found Otho much more challenging. I suppose it's a bit different if one is pursuing an all-silver 12C set.

    Here is the Otho I used to have (ex-HJB).

    Though relatively modest in grade, it was my favorite and best Roman coin for many years. I liked that it had Otho's name complete in the legends, and it was kind of neat how the slightly irregular shape of the flan happened to have followed the truncation line of the bust, as if it had been intentionally designed that way.

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    lordmarcovan, Oct 1, 2017
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  14. Topcat7

    Topcat7 Still Learning

    I also have this one . . . .

    Otho / Securitas, 69A.D.,
    RIC I Rome 8.

    (2) OTHO - Securitas 69 AD RIC 1 Rome 8.jpg
     
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  15. dlhill132

    dlhill132 Member

    Ides, beautiful coins and awesome post. No Otho here, maybe one day.

    ~Doug
     
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