New Otho (x2!!)

Last week I was successful in winning my only bid in the Frank Robinson Auction. This coin is my first for Otho and it is going in a nice place in my Antiochene collection.


Otho, Ruled Jan 15-Apr 16, 69 AD
AE28, Syria, Antioch Mint
Obverse: CAE AVG IMP M OTHO, laureate head right.
Reverse: Large SC within laurel wreath of eight leaves, fastened at top with pellet.
References: RPC 4318
Size: 28mm, 14.9g

And lightning might not strike twice, but Otho's do! Last week before the FSR Auction ended, I was also able to secure another Antioch AE Otho from an Ebay seller (with provenance), and this one with the Athena/Minerva countermark that has become a sub-collection of sorts for me. So, two boxes checked with this coin! So this is my 2nd Otho and it has it's place right next to it's brother above.


Otho, Ruled Jan 15-Apr 16, 69 AD
AE26, Syria, Antioch Mint
Obverse: CAE AVG IMP M OTHO, laureate head right; c/m- Athena/Minerva standing right, holding spear and shield, within rectangular incuse punch.
Reverse: Large SC within laurel wreath of eight leaves, fastened at top with pellet, between inner circle and outer dotted border.
References: RPC 4318; c/m-Howgego 245
Size: 26mm, 11.1g
Ex: Savoca 4th Blue Auction, Lot #930 (12-27-2017)

Both of these big Otho's were delivered today. What a great day!

Did you bid in the recent FSR Auction? Were you successful? What'd you win? What'd you wish you won?

 

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Nice !!!! I especially like the one with the neat counter mark, congrats.

 

Cool post! And beautiful coinsThough it's not from Frank, I have/had one of those anti-Othos given to me by my pop identified as Nero. An easy enough mistake to make looking at those of Nero from Antioch, or by Poppea's description of the 2 men
Once I was able to get a clear ID on it I returned it to my dad with the correction. At first he wouldn't take it back saying, "Well, do you have an Otho?" Only once I'd reassured him that I did would he take it back.
My pops, always thinking of others first.
Here's the fun fella. Though I will ask anyone who has an opinion, why is this broken? Spare change? Accident? Something I'm not thinking of???

 

That made me literally laugh out loud!!!

 

@Justin Lee

Those are very nice coins of Otho. Congrats on adding these to your collection.

 

Like @Ancient Aussie, I like the counter mark. Nice pickups for sure.

 

Those are lovely coins!