RECTOR ORBIS


Reference : AYC #16 A (8), RIC 16 a
Weight: 21.23 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP CAESMDIDS - EVERIVLIANAVG

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 16/04/2020 by Roma Numismatic Limited, E-Sale 59, lot 1006, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6920064, link to their website: http://www.romanumismatics.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.

On this coin sold by Roma Numismatic Limited, usury does not allow us to see if a dot is present between IMP and CAES.