Aureus Issued by Otho
Aureus Issued by Otho
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Otho. Reverse: Victory Holding a Wreath and Palm.
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Rome
- Date:
- 69 CE
- Inventory Number:
- BNC II, Othon 18
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P
Translation: Imperator Marcus Otho Augustus, (holding the) Tribunician power.
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
VICTORIA OTHONIS
Translation: Victory of Otho.
This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Otho, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC I (second edition) Otho 13.