230, Lot: 285. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Otho. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-April AD 69. Bare head right / SECVRITAS P R, Securitas standing left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC I 7; Calicó 531. Good Fine, some scrapes and scratches. Rare.

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.