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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 2916750, member: 75641&quot;]After the death of Constantine I, stability was hard to maintain in the Roman Empire.&nbsp; Old blood feuds, external threats and fighting amongst the heirs of Constantius I and Constantine I made for a very chaotic time in the Imperial house as well.&nbsp; After the death of Julian II in 363, Jovian, son of Varronianus, comes domesticorum (commander of the imperial bodyguards) for Constantius II was nominated by the army as a compromise candidate to wear the purple.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Julian II had taken a massive army to fight the Persians in what he hoped would be a decisive battle to remove the Persian threat once and for all.&nbsp; His death during this campaign left Jovian with a massive army in the field, hard to maneuver and even harder to feed.&nbsp; Jovian sued for peace with the Persians, giving away much territory, much of it gained eighty or more years prior.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Jovian also did away with the restoration of paganism begun by Julian II.&nbsp; While Christian, Jovian then tried to stay out of religious disputes unlike Constantius II or Constans.&nbsp; As a compromise emperor, after his death by suffocation by his brazier (heater) or by other means, the army would move to nominate or force the selection of emperors for each half of the empire in an imitation of the idea of the Tetrarchy of Diocletian.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to pick up this nice Jovian from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] recently.&nbsp; I am pretty light in the emperors post Constantine I department besides Constantius II and a&nbsp; few others.&nbsp; I thought this was a nice piece.&nbsp; Being moved to learn more about a period that is admittedly confusing is a good thing as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]705396[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jovian, AE3, NO LEGEND; Wreath, VOT V/MVLT X, within.</b></p><p>AE3</p><p>Jovian</p><p>Augustus: 363 - 364AD</p><p>Issued: 363 - 364AD</p><p>19.0mm 2.70gr 6h</p><p>O: DN IOVIA-NVS PF AVG; Diademed (pearls), draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>R: NO LEGEND; Wreath, VOT V/MVLT X, within; dot within badge at top of wreath.</p><p>Exergue: AQUILS</p><p>Aquileia Mint</p><p>RIC VIII Aquileia 247; Sear 19227.</p><p>Aorta: 123: B2, O3, R16, T24, M3.</p><p>JAZ Numismatics/John Zielinski Auction 112, Lot # 21.</p><p>11/16/17 11/23/17</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you want, as usual, but coins from after the death of Constantine I through the Valentinian Dynasty are more welcome than others![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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