523. Otho AV Aureus. Rome, January - April AD 69. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head of Otho right / SECVRITAS P R, Securitas standing left, holding wreath in right hand and cradling sceptre in left arm. RIC 7; C. 16; BMCRE 13; Calicรณ 531. 7.17g, 18mm, 7h. Near Very Fine.
5,000
From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992.
524. Otho AR Denarius. Rome, AD 69. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory, draped, flying right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left. RIC 14; BMCRE 22; RSC 27. 3.43g, 19mm, 6h. Very Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone.
750
From the V.D.T. Collection.
525. Otho AR Denarius. Rome, AD 69. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / PONT MAX, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and sceptre in left. RIC 19; C. 9; BMCRE 6. 3.39g, 19mm, 6h. Very Fine; sharp and fine style portrait. Very Rare.
1,500
526. Vitellius AR Denarius. Rome, AD 69. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod, raven below, dolphin above. RIC 109; BMCRE 39; C. 111. 3.03g, 19mm, 6h. Good Very Fine; scratch on obv.
500
From the V.D.T. Collection.
527. Vespasian AV Aureus. Rome, July - December AD 71. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, laureate head right / VIC AVG, Victory standing right on a globe, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC 47; C. 583; BMCRE 63; BN 47; Calicรณ 698. 7.31g, 20mm, 6h. Very Fine. Part of the series of victory issues struck after the successful conclusion of the Jewish War. From a central European collection; Ex Aureo & Calicรณ 258, 20 March 2014, lot 1154.
173
4,000