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RIC I (second edition) Otho 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 69

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Otho, AD 69, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Otho 1. Obverse: Head of Otho, bare, right. Reverse: Ceres, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and cornucopia in left. Obverse legend: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Reverse legend: CERES AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Otho

Design

Obverse type
Head of Otho, bare, right
Reverse type
Ceres, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and cornucopia in left
Obverse legend
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P
Reverse legend
CERES AVG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).ot.1
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Otho 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).ot.1
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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