Manliya Scantilla ( lat. Manlia Scantilla ) - the spouse of the Roman emperor Didius Juliana and mother of Didia Clara .
| Manliya Scantilla | |
|---|---|
 Denarius with a portrait of Manlius Skantilla | |
| Birth | II century |
| Death | not earlier than 193 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
After the ascension of her husband to the throne of Manlius Scantilla (it was she who influenced Didia Juliana to fight for the imperial crown) and her daughter received the title of Augusta . When Didyulian Julian was killed by praetorians on June 1, 193, the new emperor Septimius Severus deprived her of Augusta's title and handed over her husband's body for burial. The fate of Manlius Skantilla is unknown [1] .
Coins of Manlius Scantilla
On behalf of Manlia Scantilla, gold aureuses , silver denarii , brass dupondias and sesterces were minted. Types of legends on obverse coins: MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG, MANL SCANTILLA AVG. The reverse depicted Juno , the legend - IVNO REGINA, on dupondiy and sestertsii - IVNO REGINA SC [2] [3] [4] [5] .
Aureus, obverse. Bust of Manlius Scantilla [6]
Aureus, reverse. Juno, at the feet of a peacock
Notes
- ↑ Scantilla , Treccani (ital.)
- ↑ RIC, 1936 , pp. 14, 16-18.
- ↑ DRS, 1889 .
- Sing Browsing Roman Imperial Coins of Manlia Scantilla , wildwinds.com (English)
- ↑ Manlia Scantilla , coinproject.com (eng.)
- ↑ Obverse and reverse, 2016 , p. 116.
Literature
- Obverse and reverse of history / [Ed. col .: A.V. Mityaeva et al.]. - M .: International Numismatic Club , 2016. - 216 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906902-6-4 .
- Mattingly H. , Sydenham MA Pertinax to Geta // The Roman Imperial Coinage . - London: Spink & son, 1936. - T. IV, Part I. - 406 p.
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani . M 166.
- Stevenson SW, Smith CR, Madden FW Manlia Scantilla // A Dictionary of Roman Coins . - London: George Bell and sons, 1889. - p. 726.