Aureus - Otho PONT MAX; Ceres

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Otho (Marcus Salvius Otho) (69)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	69
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.25 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 244451
References	RIC I# 20 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).ot.20 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Otho, bare, right

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P

Unabridged legend: Imperator Otho Caesar Augustur Tribunicia Potestas.

Translation: Supreme commander Otho, Caesar and emperor, tribunician power.

Reverse

Ceres, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and cornucopia in left

Script: Latin

Lettering: PONT MAX

Unabridged legend: Pontifex Maximus.

Translation: High priest.

Mint

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See also

• Cornucopia

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