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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2803182, member: 75937&quot;]I finally pulled the trigger, adding an empress who had heretofore been out of my grasp:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]654050[/ATTACH] </p><p>Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193</p><p>Roman Æ Sestertius; 29mm, 22.62 g, 12:00</p><p>Rome mint, AD 193</p><p>Obv: MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG, draped bust right</p><p>Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up</p><p>Refs: RIC 18a; BMCRE 36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, Didius, dies 6/- (unlisted rev. die); Banti 2.</p><p>Notes: The upper portion of the reverse perfectly matches the reverse of BMCRE 36 (pl. 4, 5), which was struck with Woodward rev. die E. It is possible that the same die was used for both coins, but was re-engraved before this coin was struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>This will be a fine companion to this one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]654052[/ATTACH]</p><p>Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus and Manlia Scantilla, Augusta, AD 193</p><p>Roman Æ Sestertius; 30.5 mm, 21.16 gm&nbsp; </p><p>Rome, AD 193</p><p>Obv: DIDIA CLARA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS SC, Hilaritas standing, head left, holding palm branch and cornucopiae</p><p>Refs: RIC 20; BMCRE 38; RCV 6087.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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