Julian II
Flavius Claudius Iulianus was born in 331 or maybe 332 A.D. in Constantinople. He ruled the Western Empire as Caesar from 355 to 360 and was hailed Augustus by his legions in Lutetia (Paris) in 360.
Julian II (355-363)
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Julian II, Roman emperor 355-360-363 AD
Sternberg 33 (9/98) plates XVI-XVII with major rarities
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R4072* 2845 Julian II: AE 1 (30 mm)
$165.00
Obv. D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG Diad., dr. & cuir. bust r.
Rev. SECVRITAS REIPVB Bull stg. r.
8.46 g
Sear 4072v; RIC 225 nice VF, dark green patina ...
Julian II
Roman Empire, Julian II, AD 360-363 AV Gold Solidus (4.52 gm) Constantinople Mint. Obverse: FL CL IVLIA-NVS P F AVG Pearled-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Julian with full beard to right.
Julian II, AE3, November 3, 361-June 26, 363, Second Group, Alexandria, Officina 2
D N FL CL IVLI_ANVS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, spear in right hand pointing forward, shield in left
VOT / X / MVLT / XX ...
Julian II
Alexandria
M reverse field
1.7g
CONSTANTIUS GALLUS - AE2
GSIS crescent Siscia mint - Horseman Reaching
A behind bust / "72 to the pound" in field ...
Julian II, as caesar, AD , AE half Centenionalis. Julian bust rt./Soldier spears fallen barbarian horseman, Siscia mint.
RIC107, Julian II: AE1 (0361AD-0363AD)
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Pearl-diademed bust of Julian II draped and cuirassed right ...
The splits on this Julian II bronze are a little more serious, encroaching onto the inscriptions and significantly reducing the coins eye-appeal. Its value is only about half what it would be without the splits.
It wasn't until I received an email from a fellow Moneta_L member reminding me to include the Julian II large bronze of the Apis bull in my research that I realized that the first coin with astronomical significance - was the first coin.
First Brass (AE1) of Julian II
We show a "First Brass" or "AE1" of Julian II facing right.
He served capably and with distinction under Julian II but was dismissed by Constantius II under vague charges of disloyalty having to do with disputes between the Imperial powers at the time.
The usurper Magnentius (350-353) and Julian II, the last emperor of the house of Constantine (360-363) both attempted to reintroduce a large bronze piece, the maiorina, but all such efforts seemed doomed to failure.
310-313 AD. GENIO ANTIOCHINI, Tyche of Antioch enthroned facing, river god swimming at her feet / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left holding patera & lyre, SMA in ex. Cohen 1 [Julian II], van Heesch 92.
Several attempts were made to halt the decline in the bronze coinage, notably by Constantius II and Constans who introduced the centenionalis in A.D. 346 and by Magnetius, who struck his large /El (pecunia maiorina) in A.d. 352-3. Julian II (A.D.
 See also: Julia, Coin, Reverse, Revers, Bust
  
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