Wow!.. I've always admired Stevex6's outstanding sestertius of the pachyderm, but i never dreamed I'd have one someday! So this is a tribute to Stevex6 and also a thank you to Roman Collector, who advised me that the sest i had wasn't Otacilia Severa, but was in fact Herennia Estuscilla. Info that without, I'd not have been seeking a coin of.. thank you both!..............And now, without further ado... Empress Marcia Otacilia Severus(244-249 AD).... POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENTS PEEPS! Obverse: Diadem Bust facing right. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG Reverse: Hippo standing right,head up. SAECVLARES AVGG S C in Exg. 21.12 grams, 30 mm (widest points).
I like this reverse type. My examples, however, aren't exactly FDC: Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249. Roman AR Antoninianus, 2.90 g, 21.4 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 248. Obv: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right, on crescent. Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, hippopotamus standing right; IIII in exergue. Refs: RIC 116b; Cohen 43; RCV 9160; CRE 526; Hunter 8. Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249. Roman Æ sestertius; 11.52 g, 30.4 mm. Rome, AD 248. Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right. Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG SC, Hippopotamus standing right. Refs: RIC 200; Cohen 65; RCV 9170; Hunter 26.
Great coin @ominus1 ! Congrats snaring it. I really like the reverse... Hippo stands out well, and has just-right circulation-wear on it giving it cool look. I have no hippos... but, I have Ota and Heren: RI Otacilia Severa 244-249CE AR Ant Pietas Augustae incense RIC IV 43 RI Herennia Etruscilla 249-251 BCE Ant crescent Fecunditas cornucopiae child RSC 8
Nice Hippo! I still need one of those to accompany the Antelope on the reverse of my Philipp I Millennium Sestertius: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philipp I right, seen from behind SAECVLARES AVGG, S C in exerque, antelope walking left Sestertius, Rome (6th officina) 248 (9th emission of Philipp I) 28,5 mm - 17,85 gr RIC 161a; Cohen 190; Banti 50; Hunter 108
Good show! I don't collect the bronze, but I do have one of the hippo types in silver. On yours the hippo has its head up and its mouth closed, on mine the head is straight forward and mouth is slightly open, but shows no teeth: The officina number shows all its digits for Roman numeral 4. This rough example is much like the first except that the mouth is open more, but still no teeth as far as I can tell:
Beat if ul! Very jelly my man. I want a hippopotamus!! But I do have some lovely ladies to share at least... Otacilia Severa AR antoninanus, 244-249 CE Mint: Rome, 244-245 CE, 22mm x 25mm, 4.12g Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG Diademed and draped bust right, with a crescent behind her shoulders. Rev: PVDICITIA AVG Pudicitia seated left, right hand drawing veil from face and holding a transverse sceptre in her left arm. Ref: RCV (2005) 9159; RIC IV Herennia Etruscilla - Roman Empress wife of Trajan Decius - Bronze 25mm (11.31 grams) Roman Colony of Viminacium, MOESIA SUPERIOR Reference: Moushmov 48, SNGCop 164, SGI 4220. -- HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right on crescent moon P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing left between bull & lion, AN XII in ex. Former SAVOCA coin
I am glad to see I'm not the only one who felt the need for more than one style hippo. Denarii of Philip are super rare. RIC lists a couple for Otacilia but I have never seen one in person. Coins with the crescent under the bust are double denarii or antoniniani.