| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 467 Price realized: 2,400 GBP (Approx. 3,040 USD / 2,799 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Didia Clara (daughter of D. Julianus) AR Denarius. Rome, April-June AD 193. DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust to right / HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing to left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC IV 10 (Julianus); BMCRE 14 (Julianus); RSC 3. 3.06g. NGC graded Ch XF 4/5 - 5/5 (#4278415-010). Ex Thomas B. Cederlind. This denarius, struck in the year her father Didius Julianus bought the throne of the Roman Empire at auction, shows Didia Clara as the proud bearer of the title Augusta which she and her mother Manlia Scantilla had assumed. Although she was allegedly the most beautiful woman in all of Rome, we know hardly anything about her life. She was married to Cornelius Repentinus, who served as a prefect of Rome during her father's brief reign. Silver coins of this enigmatic Augusta are rare, and in gold they are very seldom seen. Hilaritas commonly appears on the coinage of Didia Clara. This Roman goddess personified happiness and celebration, often in the wake of the birth of a child into the imperial family. There are no records available to confirm whether Didia had children, but perhaps this type of coinage offers a clue that she may have. However these children would have never received imperial positions as the new emperor Septimius Severus removed her title following the death of her parents in the summer of 193. The fate of this mysterious woman following such tragedy is unknown. Estimate: 1500 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection | Auction date: 28 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 337 Price realized: 625 GBP (Approx. 789 USD / 729 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: About Very Fine; interesting two-tone patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Didia Clara (daughter of Didius Julianus). Bronze sestertius, AD 193. Rome. Obv: DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right. Rev: HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopiae; S-C across fields. About Very Fine; interesting two-tone patina. Reference: RIC IV-20 (Didius Julianus); BMCRE-40 (Didius Julianus). Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, July 2018. Die Axis: 12h. Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 16.41 g. Composition: Bronze. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Estimate: 350 GBP Starting price: 175 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 115 | Auction date: 21 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 892 Price realized: 300 GBP (Approx. 380 USD / 346 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julia Domna (mother of Caracalla) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 211-217. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust to right / LVNA LVCIFERA, Luna, with veil billowing above her head, holding reins and driving biga to left. RIC IV 379c (Caracalla); BMCRE 10 (Caracalla); RSC 105. 3.00g, 19mm, 8h. Extremely Fine. Rare. From the collection of a European engineer; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, First Friday Price List, 3 June 2022, 594192. Estimate: 200 GBP |  |
Match 3:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 116 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 847 Price realized: 40 GBP (Approx. 51 USD / 47 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julia Maesa (grandmother of Elagabalus) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 218-222. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing to left, holding long caduceus and sacrificing over lighted altar; star in right field. RIC IV 271 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 79 (Elagabalus); RSC 45. 2.64g, 20mm, 2h. Good Very Fine. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 105, 19 January 2023, lot 932; Ex Scipio Collection; Acquired from Soler & Llach; Sold with export license from Spain. Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
Match 4:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 1360 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Elagabalus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 219. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; wheel under seat. RIC IV 19; BMCRE 96; RSC 149. 2.97g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Acquired from Leu Numismatik AG; Ex collection of H. Ursprung; Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 46, 5 June 2018, lot 690. Estimate: 100 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119 | Auction date: 24 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 1474 Price realized: 45 GBP (Approx. 56 USD / 52 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Elagabalus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 219. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; wheel under seat. RIC IV 19; BMCRE 96; RSC 149. 2.97g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Acquired from Leu Numismatik AG; Ex collection of H. Ursprung; Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 46, 5 June 2018, lot 690. Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
