Augusta, A.D. 244-249
Silver Double Denarius
Rome mint, A.D. 246-248
Obv: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG - Concordia, seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae
RIC (Philip I) 125(c)
23mm, 3.9g.
Otacilia Severa was the wife of Philip I and ruled as empress along side him. She may have been instrumental in ending the persecution of the Christians during their reign. After the death of her husband and the murder of her son, Philip II, Otacilia Severa spent the remainder of her life in obscurity.
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