This Sestertius is so rare and expensive that I can't believe it's genuine. Obverse has Roman Empress Manlia Scantilla, with Juno on reverse. The coin weighs 24.13 g. Please post a view if you have.
Fake, with fake aged patina. From FAC's Fakes Gallery: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=12
Before buying any sestertius of Didius Julianus or his family, it's important to identify which dies were used to strike the coin. Woodward's article is still considered the definitive work on this, though it's unfortunate that not all dies described are illustrated in the plates and there are a few that he was unaware of when he wrote the article. Woodward often refers to coins in the British Museum Collection, which are searchable. Between the illustrations, descriptions, and the BMCRE references, one should be able to identify the die pairs with which your coin was struck. The position of the breaks and the presence or absence of dots between the words in the obverse inscriptions is significant and can help with die identification. Doing this, for example, allowed me to identify the dies used to strike this sestertius, definitively proving that it is genuine: Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193. Roman Æ Sestertius; 28.8 mm, 22.62 g, 12 h. Rome mint, AD 193. Obv: MANLIA•SCAN-TILLA•AVG, draped bust right. Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up. Refs: RIC 18a; BMCRE 32-36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, Didius, dies 6/-; Banti 2. Here is the obverse of my coin compared to the plate in Woodward's article: And note that my coin is a double die match to this genuine example: Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 106, lot 1574, May 9, 2018. Ex Stack’s December 2001, 223 and Triton IX, 2006, 1503 sales. From the J. F. Sullivan collection. Fakes abound with this issue and its important to research these thoroughly before spending several hundred dollars for a genuine one.
