Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus. Denarius, Roma 193, AR 3.28 g.

Description: DIDIA CLA – RA AVG Draped bust r. Rev. HILA – R – TEMPOR Hilaritas standing l., holding long palm and cornucopiae. C 3. BMC D. Julianus 14. RIC D. Julianus 10.

References: C 760
BMC M. Aurelius 774
RIC M. Aurelius 648
Condition:Rare. Old cabinet tone and about extremely fine
Provenance: Tkalec sale October 1998, 200
CNG sale 72, 2006, 1565
Künker sale 216, 212, 1098
Künker sale 262, 2015, 8139
Note: After Didius Julianus purchased the throne of the Roman Empire at an auction held by the praetorian guardsmen early in 193, he was accorded the title of Augustus by a terror-stricken Senate. Also recognized were his wife Manlia Scantilla and his daughter Didia Clara, both of whom received the title of Augusta. Didia Clara was reputedly one of the most beautiful women in Rome, but virtually nothing is known about her life or her personality. She was married to Cornelius Repentinus, a cousin who served as prefect of Rome during the brief period that his father-in-law reigned. Repentius' predecessor had been Flavius Sulpicianus, the father-in-law of the murdered emperor Pertinax. Since Sulpicianus had been Didius Julianus' main competitor at the auction for the throne, Julianus probably showed no remorse when he removed Sulpicianus from office and appointed his son-in-law in his place.