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Buy or Bid Sale 218  10 Feb 2022
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Lot 168

Estimate: 4000 USD
Price realized: 4000 USD
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Otho. Denarius; Otho; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.43g. BM-24, RIC-17 (R3), RSC-24a. Obv: IMP M OTHO [CAE]SAR AVG TR P Head bare r. Rx: VICTORIA - OTHONIS Victory standing l. on globe, holding wreath and palm branch. A rare variety of a rare reverse type of Otho, usually showing Victory advancing left or right, whereas here she stands left on a globe. The Paris collection lacks this variety, and it was not represented in the Reka Devnia hoard, compared to three and one specimens respectively of the two varieties showing Victory advancing. According to CoinArchives just six specimens with Victory on globe have appeared in numismatic auctions between c. 2000 and 2021.. EF
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