Lot 614
Didia Clara (daughter of Didius Julianus), Silver Denarius, 2.35g. Didia Clara (daughter of Didius Julianus), Silver Denarius, 2.35g. Mint of Rome, under Didius Julianus, AD 193. DIDIA CLA-RA AVG, draped bust facing right. Rev. HILAR T-EMPOR, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae (RIC 10; BMC 14; RSC 3). Boldly struck and well centred with an incredibly sharp portrait of Didia Clara, extremely fine. Extremely rare and one of the finest known. Other than the fact that Didia Clara, the daughter of Didius Julianus and Manlia 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 Cornelius Repentinus, a career politician who became prefect of Rome during 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-UP.
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| Realized $5,558 |
