Otho. A.D. 69. AR denarius. 2.74 gm. 17 mm. Rome mint. His bare head right; IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P / Securitas standing facing, head left, holding wreath and 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, Otho shaved even his head, so he 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.