RECTOR ORBIS


Reference : AYC #16 A (4), RIC 16 a
Weight: 18.44 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
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 14/201/2020 by Tauler & Fau Subastas, Auction 49, lot 2228, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6671935, link to their website: https://www.tauleryfau.com/es.

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.