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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3701737, member: 83845&quot;]Nice coin [USER=105389]@bcuda[/USER] and great write up.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this is one of the most fascinating coins of the later empire. I searched for years to find just the right example and was thrilled to nab mine. Most of you have seen my favorite Julian coins more than you probably care to but here they are again anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Write up:</p><p><b><font size="6"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julian-the-beard-and-the-bull.341242/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julian-the-beard-and-the-bull.341242/">Julian: The Beard and the Bull</a></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992028[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Julian II (AD 360-363)</font></p><p><font size="3">AE1, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 361-363</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 28 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 8.7 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG: Diademed, cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: SECVRITAS REI PVB; Bull, head facing, standing right. Two starts above</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC VIII 216, pg 532</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex Frank S. Robinson Collection, Purchased from David Micheals (Palladium) in the 1990s, ex FSR Auction 107 lot 389 (Jan. 2019), ex FSR Jan. 2010 sale. </i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Just for fun here is my Julian with the oldest provenance in my collection. Ex Harptree Hoard 1887</p><p>[ATTACH=full]992027[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Julian II, AD 360-363</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Siliqua, Lugdunum mint, struck ca. AD 360-361</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 2.23 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 18 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: FL CL IVLIA NVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: VICTORIA DD NN AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: LVG. RIC VIII 212; Lyon 259; RSC 58†c, IRBCH 1424</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex Harptree Hoard (1887)</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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