291, Lot: 432. Estimate $500. Sold for $1175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / RECTOR ORBIS, emperor standing left, holding globe and scroll. RIC IV 3; RSC 15. VF, porous.

The reverse of this denarius portrays Didius Julianus as master of the world. His reign lasted just sixty-six days.