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ID: |
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620904 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Didius Julianus |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 193
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Aureus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 193 |
| Weight: |
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6.72 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP CAES M DID_IVLIAN AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate head right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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P ● M ● TR ●_P ● COS |
| Reverse Description: |
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Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe in right hand, and cornucopiae in left |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 002a |
| Reference2: |
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BMCRE 004 |
| Reference3: |
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Cohen 008 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=28016 |
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Grade:
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Nice VF |
| Notes: |
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Extremely rare The mint of Rome could very quickly produce massive new issues, as was the case with Didius Julianus, who on the 28th March 193 outbid Flavius Sulpicianus, the father-in-law of Pertinax, for the empire at the praetorian camp auction, by promising to pay each man 25,000 sestertii. The cohors praetorium by this time was composed of sixteen cohorts of 1000 men, which meant that Didius had to come up with 40 million sestertii, 10 million denarii or 400,000 aurei, if he wanted to remain emperor. |
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