That Time the Title 'Emperor of Rome' was Up for Auction (and the Sorry Soul Who Won)

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The history of Rome podcast (98, 99) https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/page/3/

Michael Grant, Roman History from Coins (1968)

Bédoyère, G Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (2017)

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https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Didius+Julianus