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<p>[QUOTE="Gao, post: 2133088, member: 19409"]I rather like siliquae, but it's pretty rare for any to come down into my price range. Luckily, I have a high tolerance for damaged coins, and I've managed to get two examples of siliquae of Julian II, both of the same type:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19819/Julian_II_Siliqua_1.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19819/Julian_II_Siliqua_2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Julian II "The Apostate"</p><p>AD 361-363</p><p>AR Siliqua</p><p>Constantia (Arles) mint</p><p>RIC 297</p><p><br /></p><p>O: DN IVLIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right</p><p>R: VOTIS V MVLTIS X in wreath, TCON in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These aren't ideal examples, but I'll take what I can get. I also find it interesting how stylistically different these two are despite both being the same RIC type as far as I can tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gao, post: 2133088, member: 19409"]I rather like siliquae, but it's pretty rare for any to come down into my price range. Luckily, I have a high tolerance for damaged coins, and I've managed to get two examples of siliquae of Julian II, both of the same type: [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19819/Julian_II_Siliqua_1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19819/Julian_II_Siliqua_2.png[/IMG] Julian II "The Apostate" AD 361-363 AR Siliqua Constantia (Arles) mint RIC 297 O: DN IVLIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right R: VOTIS V MVLTIS X in wreath, TCON in exergue These aren't ideal examples, but I'll take what I can get. I also find it interesting how stylistically different these two are despite both being the same RIC type as far as I can tell.[/QUOTE]
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