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RIC I (second edition) Otho 10

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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 10. Obverse: Head of Otho, bare, right. Reverse: Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and sceptre in left. Obverse legend: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Reverse legend: SECVRITAS P R.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC I (second edition) Otho 8.

Evidence at a glance

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1
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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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
Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and sceptre in left
Obverse legend
IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P
Reverse legend
SECVRITAS P R

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. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).ot.10
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Otho 10
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).ot.10
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

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC I (second edition) Otho 12

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC I (second edition) Otho 8

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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