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Denarius - Otho VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Emperor Otho facing right, rendered with characteristic curly hair dressed in tight ringlets across the forehead and crown, depicted in a naturalistic portrait style typical of early Imperial Roman coinage. The effigy is executed in high relief against a flat field. The surrounding legend reads IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, commencing at the lower left and running clockwise around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Personification of Victoria (Victory) depicted as a draped female figure advancing to the left, holding a wreath in her extended right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. The figure is rendered in dynamic movement, emblematic of the victory propaganda employed by Otho during his brief reign in AD 69. The reverse legend VICTORIA OTHONIS is inscribed around the field, proclaiming the Victory of Otho. |
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| Mintage | ND (69) |
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