092: Rome. Otho, January-April 69 AD. Gold Aureus (7.3g
(item 320247624710. Ended May-26-08
Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles

Rome. Otho, January-April 69 AD. Gold Aureus (7.38 g), Rome 
mint. Bare head of Otho right. Reverse: Securitas standing 
left, holding wreath and scepter; SECVRITAS P R. 
RIC 7 (R2); C. 16; BMCRE 13. 

Our item number 115747
Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000. 

Tacitus described Othoas an "extravagant young man" who 
devoted himself to sensuousness and to fashionable pursuits. 
He was renowned for his vanity, his fastidious grooming, and 
for the splendid toupees that covered his balding head. The 
wigs are so vividly rendered on his coin portraits, with a 
manicured care that one could think that Otho himself had 
personally approved each of the dies for his coins.

Used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA