TYPE Roman Empire, Augustus, (27 BC - 14 AD), copper as, Marcus Salvius Otho (moneyer), struck ca. 7 BC, Rome mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bare head of Augustus to right, legend CAESAR AVG[VST PONT] MAX TRIBVNIC POT Rev: Legend M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR A A A F F around S C REFERENCE: VM 100b, RIC 431 GRADING: F, brown patina ORDER INFO: R1745, $65 Augustus reopened the Rome mint in 18 BC and reconstituted the board of three moneyers (as opposed to the earlier four). This is signified by the reverse legend, where the generic part after the moneyer's name stands for the Latin "tres viri auro argento aere flando feriundo". This particular moneyer, M. Salvius Otho, was the maternal uncle of the future emperor Otho. The present coin type belongs to the "Triumphal Coinage" series, which relate to Tiberius' triumph of 7 BC.