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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4640320, member: 74834&quot;]Well, to focus on the OP coin again, I always was interested in the emperor Julian, who as a caesar under his nephew Constantius II (that emperor was a bit paranoid and didn&#039;t balk at murdering his relatives) had to keep his head down. Julian was a capable general and administrator, but also a a very intelligent man, a well-read philosopher and a writer - a bit like the Claudius of <i>I, Claudius</i>. Once emperor, he tried to revive the pantheistic cult of the Roman gods - but his life was cut short as we all know. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few bronze coins and also some barbarous imitations, but a siliqua was foremost on my Empire want list, so when this very fine, darkly toned siliqua with a grandiose pedigree turned up at a reasonable price, I didn&#039;t hesitate. </p><p>This is the seller&#039;s picture, that&#039;s naturally much better than mine in the other thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146783[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has some problems: weak areas, doubled places - something must have happened when it was struck. But to me the quality of the portrait is cardinal, and that is excellent. 17.5 mm, 2.19 gr.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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