Julian became Caesar over the western provinces by order of Constantius II in 355, and campaigned successfully against the Alamanni and Franks. In 360 he was proclaimed Augustus by his soldiers, sparking a civil war between Julian and Constantius. Before the two could face each other in battle, however, Constantius died, after naming Julian as his rightful successor.
Julian was the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, and attempted to revive traditional Roman religious practices at the expense of Christianity. This caused him to be remembered as Julian the Apostate by the church.
He died in 363 of wounds sustained in a campaign against the Sassanid Empire.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.6 g
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Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.1 g
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.9 g
Reverse: VOT/ X/ MVLT/ X X in four lines within wreath
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 5.51 g
Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVB, Bull standing facing right, two stars above; grain ΔSIS grain in exergue
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 8.19 g
But what do the stars represent? On 4 May 360, Venus joined Mars to form a single bright object between the horns of Taurus (the Bull) as the constellation set in the western sky. Two weeks earlier, Mars was between the horns, and the brighter planet, Venus, rested on the the bull's shoulder . There can be little doubt that Julian saw this planetary conjunction as an omen for his victory and showed it on his coins“
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Reverse: VOT X MVLT XX, Inscription in four lines within wreath with "fancy bow"; ASIRM in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.5 g
ASIRM=minted at the first officina in Sirmium
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Reverse: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing fallen horseman who is wearing Phrygian helmet, reaching backwards, M to left, DSIS-Zigzag in ex
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.8 g
Reverse: VOTIS V MVLTIS X within wreath, mintmark LVG
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.5 g
Reverse: VOT / X / MVLT / XX within wreath; ASIRM
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Weight: 2.89 g
Reverse: VOT / X / MV·LT / XX within wreath; SMANTB
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Weight: 2.58 g
Reverse: soldier spearing falling horseman (phrygian helmet); FEL TEMP__REPARATIO / E / SMTS
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Weight: 2.2 g
Reverse: Bull right, 2 stars above; SECVRITAS REIPVB· / ·CONSPA(branch)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.5 g
3.11.361 - 26.6.363 AD ex Aurea
Reverse: Julian II facing, head left, holding globe and spear; SPES REI_PVBLICE / BSIRM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.68 g
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Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVB, Bull standing facing right, two stars above; CVZB in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 8.72 g
Reverse: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Soldier standing left, right knee raised, spearing fallen horseman who is wearing a Phrygian helmet, reaching backwards. dot-M-dot in left field. Mintmark SMK delta off flan
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.2 g
Reverse: VOT-V-MVLT-X - Legend in four lines within wreath. Mintmark TCON.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 1.64 g