RPC VIII, 231

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 231
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Issue First group, with ΠΥΘΙΑ
Dating AD 244/5
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΟΤΑΚΙ ϹΕΒΗΡΑ ΑΥ
Edition Μαρκία Ὀτακιλία Σεβῆρα Αὐγούστα Μαρ(κία) Ὀτακι(λία) Σεβῆρα Αὐ(γούστα)
Translation Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
Reverse design agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.80 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou —
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3, 5: same rev. die as 189/1–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Aphrodite Art Coins 13, 26 Aug. 2023, lot 614
2 2     CGT coll. = Savoca 120 Blue, 11 Dec. 2021, lot 507
3 3     ✸ CNG 29, 30 Mar. 1994, lot 914
4 4     CNG EA 576, 4 Dec. 2024, lot 332 = Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 231
5 5     F. Kovacs coll.