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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2421706, member: 42773&quot;]Just a little old something I had lying around. Didius Julianus was the man that bought the throne from the Praetorian Guard after the murder of Pertinax in AD 193, whereupon he made the incredibly stupid decision to devalue the currency...</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">Upon his accession, Julianus immediately devalued the Roman currency, decreasing the silver purity of the denarius from 87% to 81.5% — the actual silver weight dropping from 2.75 grams to 2.40 grams. After the initial confusion had subsided, the population did not tamely submit to the dishonour brought upon Rome. Whenever Julianus appeared in public he was saluted with groans, imprecations, and shouts of &quot;robber and parricide.&quot; The mob tried to obstruct his progress to the Capitol, and even threw stones. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didius_Julianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didius_Julianus" rel="nofollow">--wiki</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting tidbit of Roman monetary history, no? Well, a few generals did not recognize his rule, namely Septimius Severus, Pescennius Niger, and Clodius Albinus. A civil war ensued, and Septimius Severus eventually prevailed. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is <font size="3">a</font> RECTOR ORBIS type sestertius...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]501913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I have to be away for a few hours. When I return, I expect to see this thread full of your coins of Didius Julianus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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