| Didius Julianus, 28 March - 2 June 193 A.D. |  |
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|   | Coins of Didius Julianus are rare due to his short reign. |
| 3731. Silver denarius, RIC IV 3, Cohen 15, BMCRE V 7, EF, weight 3.12 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, March-May 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right; reverse RECTOR ORBIS, the emperor standing left, holding globe and roll; very rare (R3); SOLD |
|  | From the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection. In 1910, when he purchased this coin, Professor Armstrong lived in Rome working as a Research Associate of the Carnegie Institution in Archaeology teaching at the American School for Classical Studies. From 1918 until his death in 1935 he taught at Beloit College as head of the Department of Romance Languages. Nicknamed "Sparky" by the students, his death after a two-week illness came as a shock to the college. His coins, inherited by his son, sat in a cigar box for the next 74 years. |
SH39691. Orichalcum sestertius, SRCV II 6077, RIC II 16, BMCRE V 28, Cohen 17, VF, weight 19.300 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, May - June 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right; reverse RECTOR ORBIS S C, Julianus standing left, togate, globe in right; nice green patina, pleasing portrait, weak reverse strike; from the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection, handwritten envelope notes, "Champion, Purchase, 1909 1910"; rare; SOLD |
|  | Coins of Didius Julianus are very rare due to his short reign. |
| 33682. Silver denarius, RIC IV 1, Cohen 2, BMCRE V 2, nice VF, weight 2.824 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, March - May 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right; reverse CONCORD MILIT, Concordia standing half-left, holding legionary eagle and standard; very rare; SOLD |
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