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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 2986934, member: 87200&quot;]Jovianus was commander of the guard under the emperor Julian and accompanied the emperor on his Persian campaign. When Julian charged into the midst of the battle without his cuirass he was mortally wounded by a Sassanid spear. He was brought back into his tent still alive and given treatment by his physicians, who unfortunately could not stop the bleeding from his spleen nor dress the wound effectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>Supposedly, Julian&#039;s last words were &quot;Thou hast conquered, Galilean&quot; in reference to his attempt to resume worship of the pagan gods amidst a rising tide of Christianity. </p><p><br /></p><p>By the acclimation of the troops and the necessity to secure a peaceful retreat from Sassanid lands, Jovian was proclaimed emperor. He quickly concluded a peace treaty with the Persians under somewhat unfavorable terms, and began a retreat back to the Roman east. </p><p><br /></p><p>While in the vicinity of Tarsus, as the story goes, Jovian spent the night in a freshly plastered room with insufficient ventilation. Meanwhile, fumes from a charcoal brazier apparently extinguished his life, so one could attribute his death to carbon monoxide poisoning.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin comes from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] &#039;s auction of last week and was just received in the mail. I had another Jovian but is in VG/Fine condition and somewhat corroded. So this coin with a black patina is a big step up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jovian, A.D. 363-364</p><p><br /></p><p>AE 19, 3.6 grams, 6h, Sirmium mint</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: DN IOVIANVS P F AVG</p><p>Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath //BSIRM in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC VIII 118, p.394</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your coins of this short-lived emperor here</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735986[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735987[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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