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- Julian II, Roman (r. 360 - 363 CE) Title Solidus of Julian II, Antioch
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Title: Gold Solidus of Julian (361–63) Date: 361–363. Geography: Made in Antioch (now Antakya, Turkey) Culture: Byzantine. Medium: Gold. Dimensions: Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 0.1 cm) Classification: Coins. Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904. Accession Number: 04.35.21
Identification and Creation. Object Number. 1942.176.487. People. Julian II, Roman (r. 360 - 363 CE) Title. Solidus of Julian II, Antioch. Classification. Coins. Work Type. coin. Date. 361-363. Places. Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria) Period. Roman Imperial period, Late. Culture. Roman. Persistent Link.
This coin type, a solidus issued by the Roman emperor Julian, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC VIII Antioch 197.
Gold Solidus of Julian the Apostate, Antioch, AD 361 - AD 363 1974.26.232 ... Solidus; Material: Gold; Authority. ... RIC VIII Antioch 202; Administrative History.
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In November 355, faced with a shortage of trustworthy generals and an abundance of invading barbarians, Constantius promoted Julian to the rank of Caesar(in effect, Junior Emperor) and put him in charge of defending Gaul. Despite his lack of military and political experience, Julian proved to be a gifted commander and a competent administrator. Jul...
When the Sasanian Persian king, Shapur II, invaded Roman-held Mesopotamiain 360 CE, Constantius ordered the transfer of a large part of Julian’s army to the East. Unwilling to leave their homeland, the Gallic troops revolted and proclaimed Julian emperor, a title he was somewhat reluctant to assume. Eventually, he began to issue coins with his bear...
Our primary source for the reign of Julian is the history of Ammianus Marcellinus (lived 330 CE to about 400), a staff officer who knew Julian well and was present at many of the events he describes. Ammianus was raised in Greek-speaking Antioch but wrote in Latin, and the English translation by Walter Hamiltonis very readable. Julian was himself a...
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/apostate Stack’s Moneta Imperii Auction, January 12, 2009, Lot 3012. Realized $7,000 USD (estimate $6,500-$7,500). NAC Auction 38, March 21, 2007, Lot 257. Realized CHF 37,000 (about $30,448 USD: estimate CHF 12,000). CNG Electronic Auction 510, February 23, 2022, Lot 848. Realized $1,600 USD (estimate $500). CNG E...
Ammianus Marcellinus. The Later Roman Empire: AD 354-378 (Walter Hamilton, transl.). New York (1986) Browning, Robert. The Emperor Julian. Berkeley, CA (1976) Julian. The Works of the Emperor Julian (3 volumes) (Wilmer Cave Wright, transl.). Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA (1913) Kent, J.P.C. Roman Imperial Coinage, Volume VII: The Family of ...
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Feb 21, 2013 · World History Encyclopedia, 21 Feb 2013. Web. 20 May 2024. A gold solidus from Antioch depicting Emperor Julian, 361-363 CE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Mar 16, 2018 · An unusual coin shows the power of images as Julian the Apostate clashes with the unruly people of Antioch. Will Lewis 16 March 2018. Hermann Junghans. Julian (r. AD 360–363) was never a conventional emperor. He saw himself as a philosopher and a thinker, who wanted nothing more than a life of studious contemplation.
