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Electronic Auction 480  11 Nov 2020
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Lot 635

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 1800 USD
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Didius Julianus. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 18.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Concordia standing left, holding signum with each hand. RIC IV 14; Banti 1. Green patina, some roughness. Fine. Rare.

From the Todd Hansen Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 14 (21 June 2007), lot 434.

One of the low points of the Roman Empire, Didius Julianus bought the empire when it was auctioned by the Praetorian guard after murdering Pertinax, only to be beheaded after 66 days.
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