E-auction 80-39709 - brm_261332 - JULIAN II THE PHILOSOPHER Maiorina réduite, (PB, Æ 3)
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 89 € |
| Maximum bid : | 90 € |
| End of the sale : | 27 October 2014 15:34:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Maiorina réduite, (PB, Æ 3)
Date: 355-357
Mint name / Town : Siscia
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,89 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait de Julien César. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Très jolie patine marron clair
Obverse
Obverse legend : D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste tête nue, drapé et cuirassé de Julien II césar à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A°).
Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Iulianus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Notre seigneur Julien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : FEL TEMP - REPARATIO/ M|-// (DELTA)SISL.
Reverse description : Soldat casqué, vêtu militairement, tenant un bouclier sur le bras gauche et une haste de la main droite terrassant un cavalier tombé au sol couché sur son cheval qui est tourné à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Felicitas Temporum Reparatio”, (Le retour des temps heureux).
Commentary
Poids très lourd. Ptéryges invisibles sous le paludamentum. Le M, placé dans le champ à gauche pourrait signifier 1000 deniers.
Historical background
JULIAN II THE PHILOSOPHER
(6/11/355-26/06/363)
Caésar
Julian II was born in 330 in Constantinople. Spared during the massacre of his entire family in 337, he was sent into exile with his half-brother Constantius Galle. When the latter becomes Caesar, he obtains semi-freedom and completes his education, particularly in Athens. Converted to Christianity by force, he remained deeply pagan and was initiated into the worship of Eleusis and that of Mithras. After the death of Constantius Galle, he became Caesar on November 6, 355. Constantius sent him to Gaul to restore order, but without effective powers. He freed himself from this guardianship and won a great victory near Strasbourg in 357. He established his headquarters in Lutèce. It was there, in February 360, that he was proclaimed august by his troops, the first emperor on a shield..
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