Otacilia Severa - Wife Of Philippus I

What a perfect addition to the group we have in this thread, and one that is less commonly seen than others. Let me explain. If you go to the top of the thread and start working down you will come to the characteristic of issue 2:
"issue 2 - 245 A.D. (Long obverse legend: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG)"

For the CONCORDIA AVGG reverse you will find this entry:

........CONCORDIA AVGG (double cornucopia - two horns as one) RIC 119b
.........(no photo, but see next)
..................This type is common for the full run of issues, but is rarely encountered with the first obverse legend.


You have now provided the missing image. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We trusted that it was out there, but for some things seeing is believing.

New to ancients and hits it out of the park. What can you say?

Wow, first time lucky

Thank you for the insightful feedback Irbguy. I am glad that I could contribute constructively to your useful "Women of Rome Coinage" documentation.

It's what I like about coin collecting. You never know what you might find when you go "browsing".

Communication with Coin Community Family Experts who are willing to share their great knowledge is an added bonus

Squire

Philip I and Otacilia Severa Æ29 of Mesembria, Thrace. AD 244-249. AYT M IOVΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC AVΓ M #1120;TAKIΛ C#1028;BHPA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip right, facing diademed and draped bust of Otacilia left / MECAMBPIANΩN, Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsos. Varbanov 4237. 12.30g, 29mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Minor flan crack at 5h

Otacilia Severa Antoninianus, just acquired from a friend.
Common type but fell in love with the nice portrait.

Weight 3,7 g
Diameter 23 mm

Could someone please explain to me the meaning of the crescent moon here?
An article from the NGC Collector´s society states:

"...In this case, the crescent represents the moon, and was meant to compliment the radiate crown atop her husband Philip's head on his portrait coinage."

Seems fair but... was this common usage? Does this come from eastern or western religion or myths? Is this somehow in some way related to the much later depictions of the virgin sitting on a crescent moon? Sorry for all the silly questions, I am not familiar with these.

Thank you very much!
Best

While you're drooling at the gorgeous coin above, here's my non-gorgeous one...



Had this so long (~5 years?) I completely forgot how I originally got it. Apparently I paid $8, or at least I said so in January 2017. If so, I suspect that it was bought at Aurora coin fair in late 2016, but could have been at Vernisage in the first full weekend of 2017.
(Vague memory: I had to take it out of an album, outdoors in winter, the album was cold and inflexible, and [yet another] small piece of the coin got snapped off. Might have confused it with another coin though.)

Has to be Otacilia Severa from obverse, but I dunno what the reverse type is, or if it's even identifiable at this stage. The portrait's not that bad, though, considering the state of the rest of it.

Similar to the sestertius posted earlier, but with an emerald and sandy patina.

244-249 Otacilia Severa Concordia Sestertius (Rome)

Obv: Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta. Marcia Otacilia Severa the venerable.
Rev: Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopias in left hand. CONCORDIA AVGG S C. Concordia Duorum Augustorum. Senatus Consultum. Harmony of the two emperors. Decree of the Senate.

There are some amazing coins in this thread , and a wealth of information too.

The only one I have, and @coffeyce's example puts it to shame.

Splendid post, Irbguy! Well-written, well-supported (with images), and illuminating. Also quite timely, as I just recently added this Augusta to my collection.

I found this portrait to be slightly more representative of Otacilia than I prefer (as opposed to the more realistic), but still a very nice portrayal.
Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. Draped bust with tiara. Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG. Pudicitia with sceptre and veil n. l. seated, in section SC. 14.52 grams
Struck around 245 AD, this sestertius had the kind of detail that I find appealing. Including the corroded reverse! She is an excellent pairing with her husband Phillip I.