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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 8250651, member: 83175&quot;]Fine addition!</p><p><br /></p><p>This Otho denarius is missing from the BM, but is in Paris.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P - Bare head right</p><p>Rev.: CERES AVG - Ceres, draped, standing left, right hand holding two corn-ears, left holding cornucopia</p><p>Mint: Rome (Jan-Apr 69)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.30g / 18mm / 7h</p><p>Rarity: R4</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RIC 2</li> <li>Cohen 1</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>J. Muona</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Grotjohann Vcoins 28-Aug-2010</p><p>Notes: <i>Sep 4, 10</i> - Six or seven known, all from same dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pedigree: From the Jyrki Muona Collection - published in &quot;The Denarii of Otho: A stylistic and compositional study&quot; in the Italian Numismatic Review 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>A small hole has been drilled into the edge of the coin as part of the compositional study.</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_OthoDenariusRIC2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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