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Julian II, Spear and Shield with Votive reverse

Æ 3; 20mm/3.6gm       Antioch Mint - Struck ca. 361-363 AD

Con/ Perfectly centered and sharply struck on a large flan, dark brown patina with orange earthen fill; Very Fine. A truly beautiful example of this issue.

Obv/ DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG; Diad. helmeted and cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield.

Rev/ VOT X MVLT XX, within wreath; palm branch ANTB palm branch in exergue.

Ref/ RIC Vol VIII Antioch 220

Seller's Note/ Julian II was the last true "pagan" emperor who revered the ancient gods until the day he died in 363 from a javelin wound fighting the Persians.

Factoid for you: Did you know that the citizens of Antioch thought that a Roman emperor with a beard was highly amusing and the celators tended to emphasize the length of his beard on their issues? LOL!