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CNG Feature Auction 123

Lot nuber 670

Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (26mm, 19.09 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 4th officina. 9th emission of Philip I, AD 248. Good VF.


CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 670.
 Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (26mm, 19.09 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 4th officina. 9th emission of Philip I, AD 248. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Hippopotamus standing right. RIC IV 200a (Philip I); Banti 13. Dark brown patina, minor roughness on obverse. Good VF. A wonderful Hippopotamus.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1104.

Continuing the tradition of Claudius and Antoninus Pius before him, the celebration of the Secular Games at the end of every century since the founding of Rome culminated during the reign of Philip I, as the city celebrated her 1,000th anniversary in AD 248. The legends on these issues almost exclusively read SAECVLARES AVGG, and feature a similar iconography from previous games, such as the she-wolf suckling the twins, the various wild beasts paraded through the amphitheater, and a cippus inscribed for the preservation of the memory of these events.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 24 May 2023 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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