87, Lot: 169. Estimate $300. Sold for $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

OTACILIA SEVERA, wife of Philip I. Augusta, 244-249 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.06 gm). Struck 248 AD. Diademed and draped bust right / Hippopotamus walking right. RIC IV 200a (Philip I); Banti 13; Cohen 65. VF, brown patina. Popular type in the millenium series.

From the Lakeview Collection.

This issue commemorates the millenial anniversary of Rome.