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Otacilia Severa Hippo Sestertius 248 AD
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Moneta
Registered: August 2005 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 2,365
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Here's a very nice 'LUDI SAECULARES' Sestertius issued for Otacilia Severa, Augusta (244-249 A.D). Draped bust right, wearing stephane. Issued under husband, Philip I ("The Arab"), for the Saecular Games in conjunction with 1000th Year of Rome. The events and celebration occurred in 248 A.D.
In my attempt to assemble a representative group of all the coins issued during the Saecular Games (Millennial), I had to acquire all of the animal coins issued under Philip I, his wife and son included. I looked at many versions of the Hippo reverse and this is one of the best and most representative of this scarce type. Many of the engravers had never seen a hippo and missed several features that made many versions confusing. One looked like a bear with claws on it's paws. Truth is there may actually be a bear reverse type that has yet to be described for the series.
OB: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. ; Rx: SAECVLARES AVGG. Choice VF, 27 mm at 13.78 g. RIC 200a, Rome mint - 248 AD (752BC + 248AD = 1000).
VIEW & DOWNLOAD: Three articles on the Saecular Games and the Roman Millennium of 248 A.D. at these links: Saecular Games by Illingworth: [ link ]
Animals Mark the Roman Millennium: [ link ]
The Roman Millennium: [ link ]
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Keywords: Rome Millennium Saecular Games Hippopotamus
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Additional Categories: Millennium Coins
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