Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2134

Price realized: 1,000 CHF   (Approx. 1,135 USD / 1,049 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Didius Julianus, 193. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.56 g, 6 h), Rome. IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG Laureate head of Didius Julianus to right. Rev. CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing front, head to left, holding aquila in her right hand and signum in her left. BMC 2. Cohen 2 corr. (omits DID on the obverse in error). RIC 1. Struck from a worn obverse die and with light porosity on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 1:
Nomos AG > obolos 31Auction date: 21 April 2024
Lot number: 642

Price realized: 700 CHF   (Approx. 767 USD / 720 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Didius Julianus, 193. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 2.66 g, 11 h). IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG Laureate head of Didius Julianus to right. Rev. P M TR P COS Fortuna standing front, head turned to left, holding rudder set on globe in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. BMC 6. Cohen 10. RIC 2. Fine portrait and very rare. Reverse struck from a somewhat worn die, otherwise, very fine.



Reportedly, the last words uttered by Julianus before he was dispatched by soldiers supporting Septimius Severus were: "But what evil have I done? Whom have I killed?" (Cassius Dio, Epitome of Book LXXIV, Loeb Classical Library, translated by E. Cary).

Starting price: 500 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 3812

Price realized: 460 CHF   (Approx. 523 USD / 486 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Pertinax, 193. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.14 g, 12 h), Rome. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laureate head of Pertinax to right. Rev. LAETITIA TEMPOR COS II Laetitia standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and long scepter in her left. BMC 8. Cohen 20. Lempereur 335.b. RIC 4a. Nicely toned and well centered. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 200 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 3814

Price realized: 240 CHF   (Approx. 273 USD / 253 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Pertinax, 193. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 2.81 g, 6 h), Rome. [IMP] CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laureate head of Pertinax to right. Rev. LAETITIA TEMPOR COS II Laetitia standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and long scepter in her left. BMC 8. Cohen 20. RIC 4a. Flan cracks and light porosity, otherwise, about very fine.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2132

Price realized: 900 CHF   (Approx. 1,022 USD / 944 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Pertinax, 193. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.43 g, 6 h), Rome. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laureate head of Pertinax to right. Rev. LAETITIA TEMPOR COS II Laetitia standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and long scepter in her left. BMC 8. Cohen 20. RIC 4a. Struck on good metal. Very fine.

Starting price: 200 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 3813

Price realized: 280 CHF   (Approx. 318 USD / 296 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Pertinax, 193. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 2.64 g, 6 h), Rome. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laureate head of Pertinax to right. Rev. OPI•DIVIN•TR P COS II Ops seated left, holding two grain ears in her right hand and resting her left on throne. BMC 19. Cohen 33. RIC 8a. Nicely toned. Slightly rough and with a flan crack and light scratches, otherwise, about very fine.


From an American collection, ex Roma E-Auction 97, 26 May 2022, 1207.

Starting price: 75 CHF