This is a large Romanus sestertius featuring Empress Otacilia Severa, minted in the Roman Empire from 244-246 AD.

Otacilia Severa was a Roman Empress and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, serving as Augusta from 244 to 249 CE. She is noted for her relative tolerance toward Christians and may have intervened to protect Christian leaders like Saint Babylas. After the deaths of her husband and son in 249, she disappeared from historical records.

The era of the Roman Empire is one of the most fascinating and influential periods in human history, and this coin is a tangible piece of that heritage.

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