Aureus Issued by Otho

Composite photograph of the gold coin, showing both obverse and reverse.

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.