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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4628899, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Roman empire: silver siliqua of Julian II, ca. 360-363 AD; found in 1887 in the East Harptree Hoard</b></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363034[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20f%20avg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20f%20avg" rel="nofollow">PF AVG</a>; draped, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass" rel="nofollow">cuirassed</a>. and pearl-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem" rel="nofollow">diademed</a> bust right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> VOTIS/X/MVLT/XX in wreath with medallion in center containing eagle; TCONST <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" rel="nofollow">mintmark</a> in <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue#English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue#English" rel="nofollow">exergue</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)" rel="nofollow">Julian II</a> ("the Apostate"), Roman emperor (361-363 AD).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Silver <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siliqua" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siliqua" rel="nofollow">siliqua</a>, 17 mm, 1.98 g. Struck at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arles" rel="nofollow">Arelate</a> (now Arles, France- which was named Constantina at the time, hence the "TCONST" mintmark).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b>Very Fine, toned.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b>Arles <a href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/" rel="nofollow">RIC-309</a>, T.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Gert Boersema Ancient Coins, Hasselt, Netherlands, via VCoins store, 12 July 2020.<a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/25/product/ex_east_harptree_hoard__julian_ii_ad_360363_ar_siliqua_17mm_198_gram_arelate/1166046/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/25/product/ex_east_harptree_hoard__julian_ii_ad_360363_ar_siliqua_17mm_198_gram_arelate/1166046/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> This coin was found in 1887 with a <a href="https://www.spink.com/media/view?id=339" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.spink.com/media/view?id=339" rel="nofollow">hoard</a> of 1,496 pieces in the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Harptree" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Harptree" rel="nofollow">East Harptree</a>, Somerset, England. A laborer named William Currell was digging to find the source of a spring when his pick struck the vessel containing the coins. Subsequent research indicates the hoard was deposited sometime around 375 AD. It included 718 coins of Julian II. This emperor earned his nickname "The Apostate" because he attempted to reverse the Roman conversion to Christianity, and to revert to the traditional pagan religious practices. In the long term he was unsuccessful, however, and was destined to be the last non-Christian emperor. He died in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Samarra_(363)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Samarra_(363)" rel="nofollow">Battle of Samarra</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire" rel="nofollow">Sasanian Persians</a> in 363 AD.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I was already interested in acquiring a coin of Julian II, since I had been reading about the transition from paganism to Christianity. I also had never owned a siliqua before. Roman bronze coins of this era tend to be common, but these silver <i>siliquae</i> are generally rather scarce. The coin was appealing enough on its own merits, but with the addition of a well-documented hoard pedigree from over 130 years ago, I found it pretty much irresistible.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363037[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">023530R</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4628899, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Roman empire: silver siliqua of Julian II, ca. 360-363 AD; found in 1887 in the East Harptree Hoard[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1363034[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20f%20avg']PF AVG[/URL]; draped, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass']cuirassed[/URL]. and pearl-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem']diademed[/URL] bust right. [B]Reverse:[/B] VOTIS/X/MVLT/XX in wreath with medallion in center containing eagle; TCONST [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark']mintmark[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue#English']exergue[/URL]. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)']Julian II[/URL] ("the Apostate"), Roman emperor (361-363 AD). [B]Specifications: [/B]Silver [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siliqua']siliqua[/URL], 17 mm, 1.98 g. Struck at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arles']Arelate[/URL] (now Arles, France- which was named Constantina at the time, hence the "TCONST" mintmark). [B]Grade: [/B]Very Fine, toned. [B]Reference: [/B]Arles [URL='http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/']RIC-309[/URL], T. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Gert Boersema Ancient Coins, Hasselt, Netherlands, via VCoins store, 12 July 2020.[URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/25/product/ex_east_harptree_hoard__julian_ii_ad_360363_ar_siliqua_17mm_198_gram_arelate/1166046/Default.aspx']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] This coin was found in 1887 with a [URL='https://www.spink.com/media/view?id=339']hoard[/URL] of 1,496 pieces in the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Harptree']East Harptree[/URL], Somerset, England. A laborer named William Currell was digging to find the source of a spring when his pick struck the vessel containing the coins. Subsequent research indicates the hoard was deposited sometime around 375 AD. It included 718 coins of Julian II. This emperor earned his nickname "The Apostate" because he attempted to reverse the Roman conversion to Christianity, and to revert to the traditional pagan religious practices. In the long term he was unsuccessful, however, and was destined to be the last non-Christian emperor. He died in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Samarra_(363)']Battle of Samarra[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire']Sasanian Persians[/URL] in 363 AD. [B]Comments:[/B] I was already interested in acquiring a coin of Julian II, since I had been reading about the transition from paganism to Christianity. I also had never owned a siliqua before. Roman bronze coins of this era tend to be common, but these silver [I]siliquae[/I] are generally rather scarce. The coin was appealing enough on its own merits, but with the addition of a well-documented hoard pedigree from over 130 years ago, I found it pretty much irresistible.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1363034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363037[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]023530R[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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