Lot 4859

Description

Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, (246-248 A.D.), silver antoninianii, Rome Mint, (3.35 g), obv. Diademed bust to right of Otacilia Severa, draped on a crescent, M OTACIL SEVERA AVG around, rev. IVNO CONSERVAT around, Juno, veiled, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, (S.9152, RIC 127 (Philip I), C.20); another, (248-249 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.90 g), obv. Diademed bust to right of Otacilia Severa, draped on a crescent, OTACIL SEVERA AVG around, rev. PIETAS AVGVSTAE around, Pietas standing to left, raising right hand and holding box of perfume, (S.9158 RIC 130 (Philip I),C.43); another, (244-246 A.D.), Rome Mint, (4.98 g), obv. Diademed bust to right of Otacilia Severa, draped on a crescent, MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG around, rev. PVDICITIA AVG around, Pudicitia, veiled seated to left, raising right hand and drawing veil, holding in left hand tranverse sceptre, (S.9159, RIC 123c (Philip I), C.53). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3870) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.