Otho. Denarius; Otho; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.25g. BM-11, Paris-29, C-7 (12 Fr.), RIC-24 (R3). Obv: [IMP] OTHO CAESAR AV[G TR P] Head bare r. Rx: [P]ONT - MAX Vesta seated l. on high-backed throne with fringed seat cover, holding patera and transverse scepter. Rare reverse type of this rare emperor: only one specimen in Reka Devnia Hoard, compared to 25 specimens of his commonest type (Securitas standing). Ex Jyrki Muona Collection, with miniscule drill hole in edge, because the metallic composition of this coin was tested and published by K. Butcher and M. Ponting, Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage, Nero to Trajan, 2014, p. 254.. F