ANCIENT THEMES. Otho. AD 69. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.27 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). VF.

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ANCIENT THEMES. Otho. AD 69. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.27 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR I POT, bare head right / SCV RI TAS P R, Charioteer driving quadriga left; above, Victory flying right, crowning charioteer; in xergue, COS II/ S C. Johnson & Martini 1788-1799. Brown patina, tiny casting pits on reverse, edge marks. VF. A high quality cast.

Ex W. Toliver Besson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 475, 26 August 2020), lot 721; Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 31815 January 2014), lot 1131; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1831.


Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 14:36:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.