Rare and Beautiful Aureus set in Ancient Bezel
849. Otacilia Severa AV Aureus. Rome, AD 245-247, in a gold pendant with an openwork border of leaf-pattern with a ribbed suspension loop. M•OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust of Otacilia right, wearing stephane, hair in six tight waves with turned up plait / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. R. Bland, ‘The gold coinage of Philip I and family’, in RN 171, 2014, pp. 93-149, 30 (OS10/O3); RIC Philip I 125; Calicó 3264. For a similar openwork gold setting with loop see: F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London 1969, pl. 68, 2937 (Philip I). 25.17g (including mount and chain), 28mm (coin in mount), 1h (coin). Extremely Fine. Rare.
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850. Otacilia Severa Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 244-249. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding box of perfume in left, S-C across fields. RIC 208. 19.95g, 31mm, 12h. Extremely Fine.
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851. Trajan Decius AE Sestertius. Rome, AD 249. IMP CAES C MESS TRAI Q DECIO AVG, laureate, draped bust right / GENIVS EXERCITVS ILLYRICIANI, Genius, wearing polos on head, standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, with standard to right. RIC 105d. 16.29g, 29mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Rare.
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