the Virgin crowns the emperor
silver Blanc a la couronne
first I of legend to gap in teeth
DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI VIII* weight 28
T. Didius, Silver Denarius the Virgin crowns the emperorT. Didius (113 112 B. C.), Silver Denarius. Mint of Rome. Helmeted head of Roma facing right, ROMA monogram behind, mark of value below, rev. T DEIDI (in exergue), gladiatorial scene: two gladiators engaging in battle, one armed with a round shield and a sword and brandishing a whip, the other armed with an oval shield, a sword and a stave, falling backwards having been struck, 3. 90g., 6h (Crawford 294 1; Sydenham 550; RBW 1134). Some light old marks