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Extremely Rare Denarius of Didia Clara
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Didia Clara. Silver Denarius (2.35 g), Augusta, AD 193.
Rome, under Didius Ju-
lianus. DIDIA CLA-RA AVG, draped bust of Didia Clara right.
Reverse:
HILAR T-
EMPOR, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC
10; BMC 14; RSC 3. Boldly struck and well centered with an incredibly sharp portrait
of Didia Clara.
Extremely rare and one of the finest known!
Extremely Fine.
Other than the fact that Didia Clara, the daughter of Didius Julianus and Man-
lia Scantilla, was a remarkable beauty and an only child, very little is known
about either her life or her personality. On her father’s accession, she was
granted the title of Augusta, and we also know that she married Sextus Cor-
nelius Repentinus, a career politician who became prefect of Rome dur-
ing her father’s short reign. However, her subsequent fate as well as the fate of
her husband after her father was overthrown by Septimius Severus is unknown.
Estimated Value........................................................................................ $5,000 - 6,000
