Pretty pleased with my new Otacilia denarius, nice portrait imho. She completes the Family: husband: Their son: Please show your Otacilia coins, thanks
Lovely example, @Andres2! I have one but for some reason, I've never posted it here before. Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249. Roman AR antoninianus, 4.53 g, 22.0 mm, 7 h. Rome, 4th officina, 4th emission of Philip I, AD 245. Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent. Rev: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil and holding scepter. Refs: RIC 123c; RSC 53; RCV 9159; CRE 538.
OTACILIA SEVERA AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed draped bust right on crescent REVERSE: PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas standing left, holding box of perfumes Struck at Rome, 244-249 AD 2.7g, 22mm RIC 130 OTACILIA SEVERA Æ Sestertius OBVERSE: MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right REVERSE: SAECVLARES AVGG, SC in ex, Hippopotamus standing right, head raised Struck at Rome, 248 AD 18.6g, 30mm RIC 200a, Cohen 65 ex Warren Esty
Very nice example. Here’s mine with a Concordia reverse. Otacilia Severa, AR Antoninianus. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left with patera & cornucopiae. RIC 125c.
Congrats, nice Denarius, @Andres2 ... OTACILIA SEVERA RI Otacilia Severa 244-249 CE w-Philip I AR Ant Pietas Augustae incense RIC IV 43 HUSBAND RI Philip I 244-249 CE AR Ant radiate zoo Antelope SAECVLARES 1000 yr anniv Rome SON RI Philip II 244-249 Nisibis Mesopotamia-farthest EAST Temple Tyche river god Mygdonius - sinister left
@Andres2 , your OP coin is beautiful. Here is a sestertius of Otacilia Severa: 30 mm. 19.92 grams. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA ACG CONCORDIA AVGG Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia. SC is exergue. RIC 203a.
Andres2, Your Otacilia addition was an excellent choice, & a hefty one at 5.4 gm ! My best coin of Otacilia is pictured below, & below that is a family group of coins once in the Michel Prieur collection.
I also noticed in your description that she and her husband were regarded as the first Imperial Christians; but I really doubt that and even mentioned it in my thesis-- "According to Eusebius, the fourth century bishop of Caesarea, the first Christian emperor was Philip, who ruled from A. D. 244- 249.1 The anonymous author of the Origo Constantini also believed that Philip professed to be a Christian, albeit with ulterior motives. "This Constantine was the first Christian Emperor except for Philip (the Arab) who, or so it seems to me, became Christian simply in order that the thousandth year of Rome might be said to belong to Christ rather than to idols." The accounts of the Christian beliefs of Philip were probably just rumors originally started in an attempt to make the emperor look bad, as Christianity was not a very popular religion yet."
Victor, I cant change the title from Denarius into Antoninianus , but in the description it says Antoninianus. Seems Constantine the Great converted to Christianty on his death bed. Anyway this article on Forum says they were Christians: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Otacilia Severa my favorite Philip I & II :
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I have read that Otacilia might have been a Christian and her husband marginally so. I believe there are 4th century sources writing well after the fact that engaged in this speculation about Phillip, namely Jerome in his Chronicon and Orosius' in his History Against the Pagans - both based on the earlier work of Eusebius. I think we can safely say that Phillip was probably not a Christian. If interested, there is a wiki article on the topic here.
Andres2, That's a great example of a Philip II antoninianus with some historical importance. The coin represents the 3rd money giveaway by father & son. Many emperors did this to keep the army loyal & population happy . Below are a few more Philip II Tets I posted before but will post again for this thread .
Nice Otacilia coins. My only coin struck under her name is not very well conserved, however I can't refuse a large bronze. Cilicia, Tarsos. 30 mm 12 g.
Some wonderful coins in this thread, including @Andres2's. I have lots of coins of her husband and son, but only two of Octacilia Severa herself: Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I) AR Antoninianus, 246-248 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, on crescent, M OTACIL SEVERA AVG/ Rev. Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopiae, CONCORDIA AVGG. RIC IV-3 125(c), RSC IV-3 4, Sear RCV III 9147 (ill. p. 173). 22x25 mm., 4.5 g. My favorite: Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I) AR antoninianus AD 248, Rome mint, 4th Officina. Obv. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders, OTACIL SEVERA AVG/ Rev. Hippopotamus standing right, SAECVLARES AVGG; IIII in exergue. RIC IV-3 116(b), RSC IV-3 63, Sear RCV III 9160 (ill.). 23 mm., 4.52 g. (Games commemorating 1,000th anniversary of founding of Rome.)
