Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 31 | Auction date: 28 November 2012 |
Lot number: 135 | |
Lot description: Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ. 6.87 gm. 28 mm. PHRYGIA. Ancyra. Her diademed and draped bust right; Μ ΩΤΑ ΣΕΒΗΡΑ around / Horse and rider-god right, chlamys flying, a double-headed axe over his shoulder; a lighted altar benearth the horse's foreleg; EΠ AP ΖΩ - IΛO[V] AP [A] TO around; A[Γ]KVPAN | ΩN in exergue. BMC Phrygia 67:49. (Unlisted in SNG Cop; von Aulock; etc). Very Fine; brown patina; a bold and clear obverse; the reverse is a bit rough but all the major elements are present and the coin has a special attractiveness about it. Very rare--no recent sale records of the type in any reign. Estimate: 350 USD |