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Auction 165 - Coins  1-2 Jun 2019
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Lot 2065

Starting price: 250 GBP
Price realized: 240 GBP
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Roman Denarius Didius Julianus (March to June 193AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia, 2.69 grammes, RIC 2, About Fine with some surface cracks. Cataloguers note: After the death of Pertinax, the army put the empire up for auction. Didius Julianus made the highest bid and was proclaimed Emperor in AD 193, but when the Senate heard of the impending arrival of Septimus Severus, elected Emperor by the legions in Pannonia, Didius was put to death after a reign of just 66 days.

Estimate: 250-500 GBP
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