OTACILLA SEVERA Sestertius 244-249 AD - CONCORDIA - Chunky 20.5g 4mm

Roman Imperial: Otacilla Severa (Wife of Philip I) Æ Sestertius

An impressive, tactile, and beautifully chunky Roman bronze sestertius of Empress Marcia Otacilla Severa, struck at the Rome mint between 244–249 AD. This specimen boasts a fantastic "orichalcum dump" feel, weighing a substantial 20.5 grams and measuring a thick 4mm at the rim.

Provenance:

• Ex Locke & England Auctions.

Key Features & Design:

• Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. Draped bust of Otacilla Severa right, wearing stephane. Features highly detailed, crisp ridges in her hair and a sharp profile portrait.

• Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG. Concordia seated left on a throne, holding a patera in her right hand and a double cornucopia in her left arm. S C in exergue.

• Physical Metrics: Weight: 20.5g | Diameter: 28mm | Thickness: 4mm.

• Patina & Condition: Coated in an attractive, honest olive-brown patina with subtle brassy undertones and minor green highlights in the recesses. Features a deep, characterful, completely stable ancient flan crack that adds great historical flavor to this heavy mid-3rd-century issue.

References:

• RIC IV (Philip I) 125c; Cohen 5; Sear 9150.