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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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| Value | Solidus (1) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julian II facing left, pearl-diademed and attired in full consular robes, holding a mappa in the raised right hand and an eagle-tipped sceptre in the left hand. The effigy is rendered in the formal late antique consular portrait style, emphasizing imperial authority and civil dignity. The obverse legend is disposed in two arcs around the bust, reading FL CL IVLIA-NVS P F AVG. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Julian II struck these solidi at Antioch during his brief reign as sole emperor, a period consumed almost entirely by his ill-fated Persian campaign. He died from a spear wound — possibly thrown by one of his own men, according to several ancient sources — at the Battle of Samarra in 363, just two years into sole rule. The Antioch mint was his primary production center precisely because of its proximity to the eastern front.