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  Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I. AR, Silver Antoninianus. Commemorating the
  1000th anniversary of Rome - Hippopotamus. RIC IV 116b (Philip I); Hunter 10
                        (Philip I); RSC 64. EF. $150.00.
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                                  Item # 59347

                                Roman Imperial:
           Currently 100 USD                  First Bid 1 USD
DescriptionQuantity  1                        # of Bids 15 (bid history)
           Time Left COMPLETED                Location
           Started   Wed, 19 Apr, 2000        Country   USA
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           Ends      Tue, 02 May, 2000        (mail this auction to a friend)
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           High bid  snortle1
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                                  Description
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Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I. AR Antoninianus (4.50 Click for Larger Image
gm). Struck 248 AD. OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and
draped bust right, resting on crescent / SAECVLARES      [Image]
AVGG, hippopotamus walking right; IIII. RIC IV 116b
(Philip I); Hunter 10 (Philip I); RSC 64. EF. Estimate $150.

History: The most noteworthy event of Philip's reign was the delayed celebration
in 248 AD of the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of Rome. Lavish games
and other spectacles were staged for the amusement of the Roman people and were
commemorated by an extensive issue of coins. The reverse of this antoninianus of
Philip's wife Otacilia shows a hippopotamus, one of the wild beasts exhibited in
the Colosseum at this time. These animals had originally been collected from all
over the Roman Empire for the planned Persian triumph of Philip's predecessor,
Gordian III, but following his assassination in 244 they were instead kept in
readiness for the festivities of the millennium.

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