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Siliqua - Julian II VOT X MVLT XX, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Arelate |
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| Year | 360-363 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Julian II, pearl-diademed, with a short beard characteristic of his reign, rendered in fine late Roman style. The emperor's effigy displays carefully detailed hair dressed beneath the pearl diadem, with visible paludamentum folds at the shoulder. The circumferential Latin legend runs from lower left to upper right around the bust, separated by a dotted border. The portrait is executed with strong relief typical of the Arelate mint's siliqua production of the early 360s. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Julian II struck these vow coins at Arelate (modern Arles) during his brief reign as Augustus, having been declared emperor by his troops in Paris in 360 — against the explicit wishes of Constantius II. The VOT X MVLT XX formula, pledging ten years fulfilled and twenty anticipated, was optimistic to the point of irony: Julian was dead by June 363, killed during the disastrous retreat from Persia, well short of either vow.
Arelate was among the most productive western mints of the period. RIC VIII 309 is not a rarity within the type, but siliquae of any Julian issue circulated hard and survive in fine condition far less often than mintage might suggest.