[eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Subscribe now! Get your charter subscription to eBay magazine. CNG - Didius Julianus, 66-day ruler. Æ Sest. Item #121797413 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] Bidding is closed for this item. [Image] [Show description]Currently $520.00 First bid $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 29 (bid history) [Leave feedback] (with emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location Lancaster, PA (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction to Started 06/23/99, 08:14:31 PDT a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 06/30/99, 08:14:31 PDT alert) Featured Category Auction [Image] Seller cngcoins (318) [star] [about me] (view comments in seller's Feedback Profile) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) [Image] High bid caesars12 (341) [star] [Image] Payment See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally, See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description ***Please be sure to check our website this weekend for lots of NEW ADDITIONSat historicalcoins.com*** [Image] Didius Julianus. March-June, 193 AD. Æ Sestertius (13.34 gm). Laureate head right / Fortuna with rudder and cornucopiae. RIC IV 15; Cohen 12. Good Fine, mottled green-brown patina. Rare! 713810. Didius Julianus is infamous for winning the Roman Empire via auction. After the murder of Pertinax in March, 193 AD, the Praetorian Guard offered the throne to the highest bidder. Julianus, a wealthy aristocrat and Senator with a fairly distinguished record, won the prize with a bid of 25,000 sesterces per man, 5,000 over the next highest bidder, the city prefect Sulpicianus. His dubious means of gaining the throne won him no friends--he was uniformly hated by the Senate, the people, even the Praetorians he'd bought. Septimius Severus, provincial governor of Pannonia with three legions at his disposal, saw his opportunity and marched on Rome. Didius dithered, declaring Severus a public enemy and trying desperately to whip the Praetorians into fighting shape. No one listened to him. As Severus approached, Didius was murdered by a Praetorian centurion to prevent a bloodbath. His 25,000-per-man investment had bought him 66 days of ineffectual rule, soon followed by four years of civil war. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed - 14 day return privilege for any reason. CNG accepts for payment: check, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). The manner of payment accepted is subject to our qualification of the bidder. CNG's Domestic, Canadian, and International postage rates. Pennsylvania residents please add appropriate sales tax. If you would like to learn more about ancient and medieval coinage, visit us at historicalcoins.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] Bidding Bidding is closed for this item. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Thank you for using eBay! About eBay | SafeHarbor Copyright © 1995-1999 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.