Otho. AD 69. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January-8 March. IMP M OTHO CΛESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECV• RI TAS • P • R •, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 7; Muona Group 1, Type 4A, Portrait Type A; Calicó 531a; BMCRE 13-5; BN 8; Biaggi 271; Jameson 56; Mazzini 16. Hairlines, a number of small contact marks. Near VF. Well centered on a broad flan with the full name. Rare.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Gemini VIII (with Heritage Auctions, 14 April 2011), lot 294.