RECTOR ORBIS

Reference : AYC #16 A (3), RIC 16 a

Weight: 16.83 grs

Metal: Bronze

Diameter: 27.00 mm

Scarcity: Scarce

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP CAES M DID SE – VER IVLIAN AVG

Laureate head with bare bust of Didius Julianus to the right.

RECTOR ORBIS / S – C

The emperor standing on the left, holding a globe with the right hand and a scroll with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 21/20/2016 by Nomos AG, Obolos Web Auction 4, lot 644, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2951919, link to their website: http://www.nomosag.com/.

I have considered that there is no legend break on the reverse when the gap is small.

There are three obverse legend breaks: IMP CAES M DID SEV - ER IVLIAN AVG, IMP CAES M DID SE - VER IVLIAN AVG and IMP CAES M DID S - EVER IVLIAN AVG. The coins are listed in order: long obverse legend SEV - ER with the reverse variants: legend breaks and dots. Then the same thing with the obverse break SE - VER ... etc. Dots are often erased by wear and tear, so ranking is difficult. However, I can already exclude the presence of dots if the coin is worn out, when the gap between the letters is too small to write something.