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ID:     838011
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Otho
Date Ruled:     A.D. 69
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 69
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     7.16 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P
Obverse Description:     Bare head right
Reverse Legend:     SECVR-I-TAS PR
Reverse Description:     Securitas standing facing, head left, holding wreath and scepter
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 007
Reference2:     Calicó 531 (this coin illustrated)
Reference3:     Hunter 004
Reference4:     BMCRE 13-5; Cohen 16
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138559
Grade:     EF, lustrous
Notes:     Very rare. Ex Michael F. Price Collection (Stack's, 3 December 1996), lot 142.The security of the Roman people Securitas P(opuli) R(omani) was an idea which Otho utilized in order to convey the much needed image of stability to the populace in the bloody aftermath of the downfall of the Julio-Claudian line and ensuing civil war.