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Nummus - Julianus II SPES REIPVBLICAE, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 355-360 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Julian II (as Caesar) facing right, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the late Roman imperial style. The obverse legend encircles the bust within the field. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features associated with Julian's early coinage as Caesar, with visible paludamentum folds over the left shoulder. The legend D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES identifies the subject as the Noble Caesar. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVLIANV-S NOB CAES |
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Julian struck this issue while still Caesar under Constantius II, before his troops' proclamation at Paris in February 360 forced the dynastic crisis that ended with Constantius's death and Julian's unchallenged accession. The Arelate mint — modern Arles — was one of the western facilities under Julian's direct administrative sphere during his Gallic command, and its output from these years reflects the intensified military spending required to stabilize the Rhine frontier after his campaigns against the Alamanni.
RIC VIII 279 belongs to the broader SPES REIPVBLICAE nummus coinage common to multiple western mints in the 350s, but Arelate examples carry the workshop officina marks distinguishing them from Lugdunum and Siscia production.