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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4365978, member: 75937&quot;]Sounds like an interesting book, [USER=107940]@JulesUK[/USER]! Here&#039;s a Julian II:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/julian-ii-vot-x-mvlt-xx-antioch-jpg.1068576/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julian II, 361-363.</p><p>Roman Silvered AE 3 Centenionalis; 3.16 g. 18.3 mm. </p><p>Antioch mint, AD 362-363. </p><p>Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F, helmeted and cuirassed bust, left, holding spear and shield. </p><p>Rev: VOT X MVLT XX, legend within wreath; in exergue: ANTA between two palm fronds. </p><p>Refs: RIC 220; Cohen 151; RCV 19181; LRBC 2642.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you are wondering who was the last pagan deity to be depicted on Roman coins, it was Venus on the folles of Galeria Valeria:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/galeria-valeria-veneri-victrici-follis-nicomedia-jpg.772958/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Galeria Valeria, AD 293(?)-311.</p><p>Roman Æ Follis, 26 mm, 6.64 gm.</p><p>Nicomedia mint, 308-310 CE.</p><p>Obv: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: VENERI VI-CTRICI CMH, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and drapery; in exergue, SMNA.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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