Coin of Otacilia Severa from Philippopolis (PHI0101)
Dublin Core
Title
Coin of Otacilia Severa from Philippopolis (PHI0101)
Description
Local bronze coin of Otacilia Severa, wife of the emperor Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab), from Philippopolis, 244-249 CE
Source
Publisher
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques [http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41762598g]
Date
Rights
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques [http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41762598g]
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
PHI0101
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
9.62-19.54g (pictured=16.18g)
Diameter (mm)
27-30mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Otacilia Severa, wearing a stephane, facing right
Reverse Type
Roma, wearing a helmet and sitting on a shield (and piles of arms?) facing left, holding a spear and an eagle supported by two figures
Obverse Legends
MAP ΩΤΑΚΙΛΙ CEOVHPAN CEB (Marcia Otacilia Severa, Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΟΝΙΑC (Colonia Philippopolis)
Citation
“Coin of Otacilia Severa from Philippopolis (PHI0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/74.