RIC IV Didius Julianus 15
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Didius Julianus 15. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Didius Julianus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Didius Julianus, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG.
The reverse shows fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend P M TR P COS S C.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Marcus Didius Julianus ruled as Roman emperor from March to June 193 during the Year of the Five Emperors. Julianus's brief reign ended when Septimius Severus marched on Rome, leading to Julianus being abandoned by the Senate and the Praetorian Guard and killed in the palace.
Struck at Rome, this bronze sestertius belongs to the imperial coinage of Julianus's short rule. The coin identifies the emperor on the obverse with the legend IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG, while the reverse depicts Fortuna holding a rudder on a globe and a cornucopiae, accompanied by the legend P M TR P COS S C.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- Sestertius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Didius Julianus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Didius Julianus, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M TR P COS S C
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IV Didius Julianus 15
- Denomination and metal
- Sestertius, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- P M TR P COS S C
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
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- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.dj.15
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