ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Otacilia Severa. Augusta, Æ Sestertius
AD 244-249
Secular Games issue., 4th officina. 9th emission of Philip I, AD 248
Rome mint
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 15.99 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Reverse: Hippopotamus standing right
Reference: RIC IV 200a (Philip I); Banti 13
Other:12h … Good VF, dark brown patina, with some red.
Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection

 

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Otacilia Severa AR Antoninianus
247-249 AD
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 5.0 grams
Obverse: OTACIL SEVERA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia
Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG - Concordia seated, holding patera and cornucopiae, altar before
Reference: RIC 129

 

No O's here. And hardly anything until S and T.

 

Me neither. I've been looking at various coins of the Nabataean king Obodas, but nothing wows me at the moment.

 

Orbiana, Denarius
Rome mint, AD 225
SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding double cornucopia and patera
3.08 gr
Ref : RSC # 1, Cohen # 1, RCV # 8191, RIC # 319

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Otacilia Severa, Sestertius
Sestertius struck in Rome, 248 AD
MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia right
SAECVLARES AVGG, Cippus, SC in field
22.44 gr
Ref : Cohen #68, RCV #9171

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Otacilia Severa, Antoninianus
Antoninianus struck in Rome, AD 247
OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia right
PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas standing left
4.41 gr
Ref : Cohen #43, RCV #9158

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Steve, I don't suppose you have any otter coins?

 

Otacilia Severa, Tetradrachm
Antioch mint, AD 244
MAW OTAKIA CEOYHPAN CEB, Draped and diademed bust right, on crescent seen from front
DHMAPX EPHOYCIAC, Eagle facing, head left, wings open, holding a wreath in beak. SC at exergue
12.20 gr 26.5 mm
Ref : Prieur # 324_049

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Well that'a all folks

If I may allow myself to a pun, not sure it's enough to make myself the wizzard of O's

Q

 

Otho AR Denarius

 

Otacilia AR Antoninianus

 

My comps been given me problems Missed a couple letters.

Otacilia .

 

orodes i drachm

 

Octavian, also previously posted under Augustus:

OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS)
AR Denarius (3.84 g.) Brundisium & Rome (?) ca. 29 - 27 B.C.
Bare head of Octavian right; rev. IMP - CAESAR military trophy, base crossed w/rudder and anchor set on prow right




OCTAVIAN & JULIUS CAESAR
AV Aureus (8.15 g.) Mint moving w/Octavian late summer-autumn 43 B.C.
Bare head of Octavian right; C CAESAR COS PO(NT) (AV)G. Rev. C CAESAR DICT PERP PO(NT) (MA)X around wreathed head of Julius Caesar right




MARC ANTONY & OCTAVIAN, 42 B.C.
AV Aureus (8.12 gm.) Ephesus mint, 41 B.C.
Bare head of Antony / Bare head of Octavian.

 

Nice Otho, Bing.

That coin made me think, of all the coins posted over time, you hardly ever see an Otho.

 

Expensive and not many about. Thanks for the compliments.

 

Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D

Silver denarius, Fair, rough, Italian (Rome?) mint, weight 3.495g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 270o, c. 29 - 27 B.C.; obverse IMP CAESAR, Octavian, holding olive branch, driving triumphal quadriga right; reverse Victory standing right on prow, wreath in right, palm over shoulder in left

 

Otacilia Severa AE As. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed draped bust right / CONCORDIA AVGG, S C in ex, Concordia seated left, holding patera & double cornucopiae. Cohen 11. RIC 203b

 

It is time to begin posting your P coins.
I posted this NEWP in September so here it is again:


Probus A.D. 276-282
AE Silvered Antoninianus
Struck in A.D. 278
3.88 gms, 24 mm
Obv: radiant bust in imperial mantle facing left holding eagle tipped septre. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Rev: Probus on horseback raising hand, no captive at foot. XXIQ in exergue. ADVENTVS AVG.
Grade: EF, large, lustrous, & centered with original silver plate & clear legends.
Other: Siscia mint workshop #4 (Q). 5th Issue of Siscia. R.I.C. 624 Bust Type H, Alföldi type 5, n° 95, like Sear 3340.
Probus strived to revive the failing Roman economy but was ultimately killed by mutinous soldiers that didn’t want to perform civilian labor. From David & Grace Barbone Sept 2013.