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Solidus - Julianus II VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Antioch |
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| Year | 361-363 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC VIII#198, OCRE#ric.8.anch.198 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bearded bust of Emperor Julian II (the Apostate), pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, rendered with fine high-relief engraving characteristic of the Antioch mint. The emperor's distinctive short beard — a deliberate philosophical and political statement — is clearly articulated, and the pearl diadem is rendered with individual beads across the brow. Paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder and scale-armor cuirass are visible at the truncation. The circumferential Latin legend reads FL CL IVLIA-NVS PP AVG, encircled by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A helmeted, draped, and cuirassed Roman soldier stands facing right with head turned left, placing his right hand upon the head of a kneeling captive and holding a trophy over his left shoulder, personifying the virtus of the Roman armies. The scene conveys imperial military triumph in the grand Late Antique tradition. The two-line reverse legend VIRTVS EXERCI-TVS ROMANORVM (Valor of the Roman Armies) surrounds the composition, while the exergue bears the mintmark ANT Δ, identifying the fourth officina of the Antioch mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Greek |
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