Ancients => $37 bucks (delivered) => you go Ju-II, you go brother!!

Yup => a mere $37 bucks (delivered) for this sweet Julian II

Yah, I thought that the portrait was very cool (the dude looks kinda crazy) ... but when I also discovered that the reverse exergue was kinda rare => I pulled the friggen-trigger!! => *pop*

There was a recent Julian II thread, so I'll understand if you're all out of steam ... but if you have some game left in ya

=> then please post your examples!! (yessssss)

Thar she blows ...

Julian II AE3 (AE20)
(Rome mint)
Date: 361-363 AD
Diameter: 19.8 mm
Weight: 3.1 grams
Obverse: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG - Helmeted, diademed, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield
Reverse: VOT/X/MVLT/XX within wreath. VRB ROM B in ex. References: RIC 329

 

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I have none of him but nice portrait.

 

yah, apparently the VRB ROM exergue is not as common as most of these Julian II cats ... meoooowwww!!

=> he's a rare cat!!

 

Now that's a great coin with a Bing price tag. Love it.

 

Oh, and since I'm me ...

=> I'm gonna post my other sweet Julian-II example ... yah, it never gets old!! (to me anyway)



=> moooo to you, too!!

 

Have to agree, that's a great portrait. Well scored.

 

thanks Brother-Z

 

That's a great coin, Steve, and I think you're right about the mint mark. I haven't seen it very often. My most recent Julian II is an FH, while he was Caesar. I don't think Constantius II expected much more from him than being a figurehead. He turned out to be very intelligent and astute. It's too bad he met an early demise - I sometimes wonder what the Roman Empire would have been like if Julian had served a longer tenure.

 

More beardy.

 

No doubt!

 

*self edit*

 

Thanks Steve.

 

wha?



=> okay fine, there ya go ... "more beardy"

 

i have a julian ii vot but i can't find my pics of it right now...you're not missing much anyway.

that's a cool little coin stevex...the mint mark caught my eye right away.

 

$37 well spent!

 

JULIAN II
AE3
OBVERSE: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
REVERSE: VOT / X / MVLT / XX , in four lines within wreath. Mintmark: CVZ Gamma
Struck at Cyzicus 361-3 AD
3.3g, 20mm
RIC 130

 

Nice coins, fellas (thanks for posting)

 

*edit*

=> thanks for the coin-fun, gang!

 

Oh cool. Love the portrait, and the mint mark.