v18_0729 - JULIAN II THE PHILOSOPHER Maiorina

AU/XF

MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot

Type : Maiorina

Date: 355-357

Mint name / Town : Savie, Siscia

Metal : copper

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,39 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 4e

Coments on the condition:

Très beau portrait. Jolie patine vert olive foncé, lissée. Joli revers

Catalogue references :

C.13 - RIC.374 - LRBC.1237

Obverse

Obverse legend : D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES.

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)SISD.

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

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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