Otho. A.D. 69. AR denarius. 2.74 gm. 17 mm. Rome. His bare head right; IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P / Securitas standing holding a wreath and a scepter; SECVRITAS P R. RSC 15. RIC 10. Good Very Fine; excellent high relief portrait; attractive blue-gray toning with lavender and blue highlights.

A playboy who abhorred body hair, he shaved even his head, so is portrayed on coins with a wig. Banished while Nero conducted an affair with his wife Poppaea, he returned to curry favor with Galba. but arranged his murder instead. In the end, he took his own life.