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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4360108, member: 91461"]That's right, on this date 1,951 years ago; Otho, a man known for being a selfish glutton, supposedly, decides it is better for himself to die then for his country to fall into civil war...which it does anyway. Doofus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102419[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was face deep in 69 CE, that all heck broke loose thanks to the, literal, running out of town followed by suicide of Nero, that would set up the eventual, also, suicide of one of Nero's old favorite drinking buddies, Otho.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static2.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/deadpool-drinking-with-hercules-copy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plenty has been said about the wavy wig wearing fellow. So I'll save it and share my Othos and hope that you all will do the same!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102416[/ATTACH]</p><p>OTHO</p><p>Den, SECVRITAS PR, Securitas stg l; F/AVG, part of obv lgnd wk/off,scant rev lgnd, good metal with just smooth wear, lt tone, minor scr on rev. Portrait quite bold & nice. Ex Frank Robinson</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102417[/ATTACH]</p><p>A provincial that was identified as Nero that my dad gave to me. Once I identified it as O bomb, I gave it back to him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Otho’s ex wife, Poppaea Sabina,whom Nero was so infatuated with that, after he had reportedly kicked her to death, Nero kept a beautiful young unic that looked like her around everywhere he went.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102418[/ATTACH]</p><p>Nero With Poppaea</p><p>ALEXANDRIA</p><p>Billon tetradrachmon, 63-64. Head with strkr. No. Rv. [POPPAI] A SEBASTH Drap. Bust nr, the hair in the neck in a braid, in the field r. Date LI (= year 10). 12.18 g. Geissen 58, 157. Dattari 12, 196. RPC I, 708, 5275. Rare.</p><p>Ex: Savoca</p><p><br /></p><p>So, please Post-O those Oth-Os! and anyone or thing that you deem worthy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4360108, member: 91461"]That's right, on this date 1,951 years ago; Otho, a man known for being a selfish glutton, supposedly, decides it is better for himself to die then for his country to fall into civil war...which it does anyway. Doofus. [ATTACH=full]1102419[/ATTACH] It was face deep in 69 CE, that all heck broke loose thanks to the, literal, running out of town followed by suicide of Nero, that would set up the eventual, also, suicide of one of Nero's old favorite drinking buddies, Otho. [IMG]https://static2.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/deadpool-drinking-with-hercules-copy.jpg[/IMG] Plenty has been said about the wavy wig wearing fellow. So I'll save it and share my Othos and hope that you all will do the same! [ATTACH=full]1102416[/ATTACH] OTHO Den, SECVRITAS PR, Securitas stg l; F/AVG, part of obv lgnd wk/off,scant rev lgnd, good metal with just smooth wear, lt tone, minor scr on rev. Portrait quite bold & nice. Ex Frank Robinson [ATTACH=full]1102417[/ATTACH] A provincial that was identified as Nero that my dad gave to me. Once I identified it as O bomb, I gave it back to him. Otho’s ex wife, Poppaea Sabina,whom Nero was so infatuated with that, after he had reportedly kicked her to death, Nero kept a beautiful young unic that looked like her around everywhere he went. [ATTACH=full]1102418[/ATTACH] Nero With Poppaea ALEXANDRIA Billon tetradrachmon, 63-64. Head with strkr. No. Rv. [POPPAI] A SEBASTH Drap. Bust nr, the hair in the neck in a braid, in the field r. Date LI (= year 10). 12.18 g. Geissen 58, 157. Dattari 12, 196. RPC I, 708, 5275. Rare. Ex: Savoca So, please Post-O those Oth-Os! and anyone or thing that you deem worthy[/QUOTE]
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