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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3590632, member: 85693&quot;]Well, I&#039;ve been doing some web surfing on these two new coins and found some things that interest me - thought I&#039;d toss them out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG had an auction with a Commogene scorpion that I almost think is an obverse die match (the reverse obviously wasn&#039;t a match).&nbsp; Similarities in the legend particularly struck me.&nbsp; Or I am staring too hard at pictures:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103743" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103743" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103743</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]959387[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Otacilia Severa, I found that the reverse legend is blundered and that this matches three other examples (all plated/base metal) as described here:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Reverse: &quot;IVNO <span style="color: #ff4d4d">CONSEAVΛT</span>&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Juno (the consort of Jupiter) veiled, standing left, holding patera and scepter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note:&nbsp; I have been shown two other specimens of this obverse with a blundered reverse legend.&nbsp; Both other specimens are fourees.&nbsp; This example, although not showing any loss of plating could also be a fourree or billon.&nbsp; As this obverse (<i>sic</i> - I think he means &quot;reverse&quot;)&nbsp; die has been used for reverses issued under Trajan Decius, it was probably struck during or after his reign.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ettuantiquities.com/Philip_1/Otacilia-2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ettuantiquities.com/Philip_1/Otacilia-2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ettuantiquities.com/Philip_1/Otacilia-2.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]959388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Otacilia Severa&nbsp; &nbsp; Fourrée Ant.</b></p><p><b>(wife of&nbsp; Philip I the Arab)</b></p><p><b>(c. 245-247; 249-251 A. D.) </b></p><p><b>Carpic Campaign Aux. mint </b></p><p><b>or Trajan Decius-era imitation</b></p><p>MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG diad. dr. bust on crescent / IVNO CONSEAVΛT, Juno</p><p>standing l. w. patera &amp; sceptre.</p><p>RIC 127; RSC 20.</p><p>(3.91 grams / 20 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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