NUMISMATIC
CHRONICLE
AND
ROYAL
JOURNAL
OF
NUMISMATIC
THE
SOCIETY
Edited by
JOHN WALKER
F.S.A.
M.A.,
D.LITT.,F.B.A.,
Museum
Keeper
ofCoins
, British
E. S. G. ROBINSON
F.S.A.
C.B.E.,
M.A.,
D.LTT.,
F.B.A.,
and
C. H. V. SUTHERLAND
M.A.,
D.LITT.,F.S.A.
Museum
Keeper
ofCoins
, Ashmolean
SEVENTHSERIES
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THE
ROYAL
NUMISMATIC
1961
SOCIETY
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THE
COINAGE
OF
DIDIUS
JULIANUS
AND
FAMILY1
PLATES
VI-X]
[SEE
HIS
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thaton thelargeflansof the sestertiiroomwas foundforthe additional name fromthe outset,he prefersthe view thatthe dupondii
and otherissues whichomitthe name Severusrepresentan earlier
is followedin theB.M. Catalogue,withthe
issue. This arrangement
'
firstmainissue (dated as March28 to nearend of May') consisting
of gold,silver,and dupondiionly,and thesecond,shortissue ('near
thoseaureion whichSeverus
end of May to earlyJune')comprising
The issues in all three
sestertii.
all
the
and
in
the
legend,
appears
metalsforthe Imperialladies werepresumablymintedthroughout
boththeseperiods.
thistheoryis supportedbytheevidence
It is naturalto ask whether
an easiertask in thiscase thanwiththe dies of Perof die-analysis,
tinax,forI have foundonlyfiveobversedies in all fortheaurei.One
oftheseis drapedand cuirassed,and adds SEVER to thelegend;two
are drapedonly;one has slightdraperyon theleftshoulder;and one
is laureate,undraped.1This last is apparentlythecommonest,forit
is foundwithall threereversetypes;thatwithSEVER is foundwith
two,and theotherthreeseemto be foundwitha singlereversetype
only. Of reversedies I can trace only ten in all two of Concord
Fortuna
type.2The contrast
Milit,twoof RectorOrbisand six of the
Pertinaxneeds no
the
aurei
of
of the dies for
withthe multiplicity
illustration.
further
The sestertii,
which,as we have seen,Mr. Mattinglyproposesto
dateto thelastthreeweeks(at most)of Didius' reign,proveto have
no less thaneighteenobversedies, of whichonlyone is drapedand
cuirassed.3Unlike the arrangementrecognizedfor the sestertiiof
Pertinax,mostof thesedies appear to have been used withonlyone
availableshowthatthisis trueof 13
reversetype,fordetailshitherto
reversetypes,and one
different
with
two
are
found
of the 18; four
I
have
traced12 forConcord
dies
reverse
Of
these
onlywithall three.4
This is surelya surOrbis.
10
for
Rector
and
for
Fortuna,
Milit,14
or threeweeksof
last
two
to
the
attribute
of
dies
to
number
prising
of
this
further
and
the
Didius' reign;
theory,thatuntil
implication
consistedof
in
circulation
name
his
Aes
the
then
bearing
only
thatwhile
we
realize
when
to
is
difficult
accept,especially
dupondii,
is
reverse
seven
the Fortuna-type(representedby
dies) relatively
1 Seebelow,
dies
nos.
1-7
PI.
76
and
1,
3,
4). 8
(obv.
VI,
p.
2 Seebelow,
Seebelow,
p. 78f.
p. 77.
4 Concord
Urbis
nos.
no.11;Fortuna
8, 12,15,18;Rector
Militonly,
4,
5,
only,
nos.
MilitandFortuna;
nos.2,7, 10,14,16,17.No.6 is shared
byConcord
only,
rev.types.
allthree
Orbis
MilitandRector
; no.3 isusedwith
1,9,13byConcord
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1
2
3
4
5
Mani.ScanDidiaClara
DidiusJulianus
tilla
Concord
Hilar
Rector
Juno
Milit
Fortuna
Orbis
Regina
Tempor
A
1
B
AB
1
AB
A
2
2
C
C
3
DE
3
A
CDF
D
E
4
B
BCE F
B
Fig. 2. Dies of Sestertii
DidiusJulianus
Concord
Rector
Milit
Fortuna
Orbis
1
AFK
(?)
2
DK
A
K
3
A
4
5
GHP
6 B CK M
N
7
..
..
8
BCDEK
M
9 ABEFN
10
11 BEFGH
12
A CD H
13 B D G K
LM(?)
14
15
..
CDF
16
17
18
BDKLO
D
AG
C
BD
..
C
E
CF GL
BF H
Mani.Scantilla
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DidiaClara
Hilar
Juno
Regina
Tempor
A
1CDEH
ABD
2ABCD(?)
EHLN
AC
3 BCDHL
4 ABMO
ACF(?)
AL
5
KM
C
G
6
CF
7
E
C
AN
8
9
10
11
12
13
GK
C
C
G
BG
9
10
11
12
13
BCL
F
KL
AGH
ABL
14
15
16
BC E
C
F
14
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273
B. Ditto(IVNO.R E GINA), Paris,Cab. des Mdailles,vitrine
(= De Quelen(as above),1265).
fromface),
C. Ditto (legenddividedas on A, but R is further
Montagu(as above),463 (ex Du Chastel).
D. Ditto(IVNO.RE GINA), SirA. Evans (as above),82 (= Hall,
1662).
E. Ditto (legendas on D, but morespread;pateraoppositeO),
Leu (Lucerne,7.4.60),352.
Hess/Bank
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H. (Two aquilae,verysmalllettering.)
Ramon (Bourgey,Paris,
1913), 360 (= Ars Classica xiii (Lucerne,1928), 1376); Helbing
(Munich,April 1927), 1953 (= Oct. 1928,3696= June1929,427
= Prof.Prixcoll.,1931,866); Glasgow.
K. (S infieldbetween
shaftofaquilaandfigure
it.) BMCRE
holding
v. 21; The Hague(no. 5919,damaged).
L. (Aquilaand signum(?) bothveryshort,S C highup in field.)
Paris,Cab. desMdailles,3446;Vienna(2).
M. (Two vexilla,head betweenR and D whichare wideapart.)
A.N.S. (NewYork,exNewellcoll.);Oxford.(For N see p. 90.)
B. P M TrP Cos, S C. A. (Rudderrestson helmet,S C low down.)
BMCRE v, 27,pl.4, 2; Trau (1935),1965;Hirschxi (Munich,1904),
1001.
B. (Ruddermoreupright
thanon A, restson globe,S C verylow
down.) Merzbacher
(Munich,1909),1764(= Vierordt
(Amsterdam,
1923),1787);Paris,Cab. des Mdailles,3448; Hirschxxxi(Munich,
1912),1484;Vienna.
C. (Rudderon globe,tallerand moreslanting
thanon die B; tall
cornucopiae.)Hirschxxx(Munich,1911),1048(= Vautier(Naville
Historia
ii,Lucerne,
1922),1076= Ex Nummis
,iv,133);Mzh.Basel8,
848.
D. (R in frontof forehead,
P above largecornucopiae;no globe
underrudder;S C verylow down.) BMCRE v, 24; Glasgow;Cahn
a. M.), nos.61,944and75,1243;M. Rattoii (Paris,1932),
(Frankfurt
213.
E. (Stylesimilar
todieC, largeflan; Cat higher
levelthanS infield.)
Hirschxii(Munich,1904),592(= Eggerxliii(Vienna,1913),1319).
F. (R aboveforehead,
verysmallO.) Bement(Naville,viii,Lucerne,
a. M.), no. 71,520.
1924),1145;Cahn(Frankfurt
G. (R abovetopofhead,no stops.)Hall (Glendining,
1950),1659;
Bachofenv. Echt (Vienna,1903),1567; Copenhagen;The Hague
(no. 5922).
H. (Largeheavyletters
offorehead
; T infront
; R overcornucopiae.)
Hermann
Weber(Sotheby,
June1893),206(= 'Astronomer'
(McClean)
(Sotheby,
571,= Walters-Webb
13.6.1906),
(Hess,211,Lucerne,
1932),
1095); Bement(as above), 1144(= Laughlin(Hess, Lucerne,Dec.
a. M.), no. 96,Oct. 1932,933(=
1933),683); Hamburger
(Frankfurt
Mzh. Basel 3, 631 = Santamariaxvi (1937),656), now A.M.W.;
A.N.S. (NewYork,ex Newellcoll.); Vienna.
K. (Smallglobeunderrudder,
M levelwithfore-arm,
short,broad
tailofdrapery.)G. C. Hainescoll.(no. 1428);The Hague(nos.5920
and 5923).
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ii (Hess,1926),1453);Bourgey(Dec. 1921),150; Schwing
(M. Ratto,
iii,Dec. 1932),607.
L. (Small oval globe,leftelbowbentsharply.)Glasgow;Hirsch
xviii(Imhoof-Blumer),
1052(= Hirschxxxiv,1232).
M. (Globepointsto C, R abovehead,bootswithprominent
flaps;
dieB, above.)Oxford.
closelyresembles
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
( b) Manlia Scantilla
IunoRegina
, S C. (Pateraslopesdown:peacock'shead,levelwithtop
BMCRE v, 32,pl. 4, 4;
ofS, turnedtowardsJuno;vertical
sceptre.)
Cantoni(Santamaria,
Rome,Nov. 1920),887 (= Levis (Navillexi,
Nov. 1937),232); also Glasgow;
1925),689 = Campion(Glendining,
TheHague(2); Paris,Cab. desMdailles,3451, 3452(tooled); Vienna,
and others.
(PateraoppositeN ; peacockwithlong legs and curlyneck; short
BMCRE v,33; Burel(Feuardent,
1913),563(= Mzh. Basel3,
sceptre.)
637); Bement(Navilleviii,1924),1146(= Laughlin(Hess,Lucerne,
Dec. 1933),689 = MayrHarting(Glendining,
1949),139); M. und
M. Basel, list,Aug. 1953,53; also Paris,Cab. des Mdailles,3450;
A.N.S. (NewYork).
topofS level
(Smallpatera,longbareforearm;
slightbendinsceptre,
withheadofpeacock.)BMCRE v, 34; Carfrae(Sotheby,1901),162;
Mackerell(ibid.1906),229; Walters-Webb
211,1932)
(Hess,Lucerne,
1102(= Ryan(Glendining,
1952),2666);Oxford(2); Vienna(2); and
at leasttenotherexamples.
(Smallpeacock;sceptre
nearlytouchesmiddlebarofE' S Chighup.)
BMCRE v,35; M. Rattoiv(Paris,1933),253(= Baranowsky
(Milan,
Feb. 1931),2301);The Hague; Vienna.
and smallpeacock; withhead levelwithtop of S;
(Shortfigure,
BMCRE v, 36,pl. 4, 5.
slanting
sceptre.)
of
(Tall figure;tip sceptreclose to middlestrokeof E; pateralevel
withupperstrokeof N.) HermannWeber(Sotheby,1893),207;
Bachofenv. Echt1570(nowVienna);Luneau(ClmentPlatt,1923),
andTrinity
College,Dublin.
472;Mzh.Basel3,636;alsoCopenhagen
withverticalsceptreand shorttail of drapery
hanging
(Tall figure,
from1. arm; peacock's neck with double curve.) 'Astronomer'
(McClean)(Sotheby,1906),572(nowCab. des Mdailles,coll.A. V.
1119); Eggerxliii (Vienna,1913),1322; Helbing(Prof.Prixcoll.,
1931),869; Schwing(M. Rattoiii,Dec. 1932),614; ArsClassicaxvii
(1934),1529.
(Figurewithshortr. arm,holdingsmall patera.)Von KaufFman
Frankfurt
a. M., 27.5.29),296.
(Hamburger,
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L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
A. M. WOODWARD
1923),1796;M. Rattoii (1932),214b' Lockettviii(May,
(Amsterdam,
1959),64; The Hague.
withshortpalm;stopafterR, abovehead.)Fitzwilliam
(Smallfigure,
Rome, Nov.
(Sambon-Canessa,
(Christie's,1949),259; Martinetti
Zschiesche-Koder
(Helbing,Munich, 1913), 1284;
1907), 2354;
Schwing(M. Rattoiii,Dec. 1932),610; Mzh.Basel3,639; Paris,Cab.
desMdailles,no. 3453.
S C somewhat
to edgeofflan;LA closetogether;
(Tallpalm,reaching
up thanusual.)BMCRE ' , 39; M. Rattoii (1932),214a; Schulhigher
man31.5.38,418; BaselMuseum(1903,2429).
(Curvedpalm, reachingto edge of flan; T above cornucopiae.)
'Astronomer'
(McClean)(Sotheby,1906),574 (= Hirschxxx,1052
= ibid,xxxi,1492= Bement(Navilleviii),1148),now Copenhagen;
(Cantonicoll.)1920,
(M. Rattoiii,Dec. 1932),615; Santamaria
Schwing
888 (= Campion(Glendining,
1937),234).
withcurvedpalm;S C lowdown.)Vienna(2).
(Shortfigure,
backwards;palmalmostvertical;S C
leaningslightly
(Tallishfigure,
lowdown.)Munich(? only).
III. DUPONDII
(a) Didius Julianus
r.
radiate
1. Head ofemperor
(5 rayson crown),bearded.IMP CAES M
DID IV LIAN AVG: BMCRE v, 19,pl. 4, 8 (Fortunastg.,die A).
Also diesB, C, F (?), G.
2. As above,but smallerhead,and legendreacheshigherabove head.
BMCRE v, 18 (Fortunastg.,die D); also die G.
3. As above,in styleofno. 1, butlargerhead; end of filletcurlsunder
CA. (Fortunastg.,dieC). Glasgow.
4. As above,in styleof no. 2, butlargerletters.(Fortunastg.,die E).
Eggerxliii(Vienna,1913),1320;also The Hague(no. 5926).
Milit, S C, dieA).
5. As above,withtallneckand shortbeard.( Concord
Vienna.[Pl.VI. 13].
Milit, dieB).
head.( Concord
beardandnarrow
6. As above,withtapering
Vienna[Pl. VI. 14].
ReverseDies ofDupondii
Die A,
. Milit,S C. Concordiastg.(as on aureiand sestertii).
1. Concord
S C. Die B, Vienna.
Vienna.Ditto,butwithout
2. P M.Tr P Cos S C. Fortunastg.(as on aureiand denarii).Die A.
StopafterM; R closeto forehead;ruddersmalland low,S between
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X. Sestertii (cont.)
1. Obv. Bustr.,draped(die 1): DIDIA CLA RA.AVG
Rev. HILAR TEMPOR, S C in field(dieD). New York.
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