Rome, Empress Otacilia Severa, Large AE Sestertius, Pietas (Faith & Devotion) - 244 to 249 CE - Roman Empire

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Empress Otacilia Severa (under Emperor Philip the Arab)
• Date: 244 - 249 CE
• Denomination: AE (large bronze) sestertius
• Mint: City of Rome
• Size: 28mm
• Type Number: RIC IV Philip I 208A
• Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG - Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right
• Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTAE S C - Pietas, draped, standing left, raising right hand and holding box of perfume in left hand
• Notes: Pietas, in Roman religion, is the personification of a respectful and faithful devotion to gods, country, and family, particularly one's parents

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