Description
Marcia Otacilia Severa, as Augusta through marriage to Marcus Julius Philippus 244-249 AD, Silver Tetradrachm (12.24g, 27mm), Provincial coinage, Seleucis in Pieria, Syria 244 AD. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa facing right set within crescent, legend surrounds, “MAΡ ΩTAKIΛ CЄOVHΡAN CЄB”. Reverse: Eagle stands forward atop palm branch, head turned to the left and with wings spread, tail to the right, “SC” in exergue, legend surrounds, “ΔHMAΡC EΞOYCIAC”. Prieur-324. A bold portrait archetypical for the Syrian mint, lustrous and attractive, Extremely Fine.