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| Otacilia Severa (AD 244-249) AR Antoninianus / Hippopotamus |
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Attribution: RIC IV 116b Rome
Date: AD 248
Obverse: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent
Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG, hippopotamus standing right, IIII in exergue
Size: 23.70mm
Weight: 3.46 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: AU, bright flashy surfaces, the picture just does not properly represent the eye appeal of this coin. Great Style. ex Pegasi Numismatics with tag. Part of the Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. The games featured exotic animals such as this hippopotamus which were killed for spectacle.
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