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Ætheling Valued Member United Kingdom 438 Posts	Posted 08/04/2006 5:06 pm Rightio, so far I've only kinda dabbled haphazardly in the earlier Empire coinages of the 1st-3rd centuries CE. Denarii being my favourites. However, I'm completely in the dark about the newer coinages that came afterwards, therefore what silver coins were issued during the reign of Julian II? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16841 Posts	Posted 08/04/2006 7:08 pm Julian II issued more silver coins than most rulers of the late empire - silver generally wasn't common at the time. There are five types of silvers in the name of Julian II in my old copy of Sear; the millennium multi-volume edition for the period hasn't been released yet. Two of the listed types were from his time as Caesar (355-360), three from his time as Emperor (360-363). The main silver denomination is known as a siliqua; it's about the size of the old denarius. Reverse types as Caesar are: star in wreath (no legend) and VOTIS V MVLTIS X in wreath. I have an example of the latter type, as my representative coin from this ruler: Reverse types as Emperor are a siliqua with VOT X MVLT XX in wreath, a 1½ siliqua with VOTIS V MULTIS X in wreath, and the larger silver coin known as a miliarense (4.5 grams) GLORIA ROMANORVM with Julian standing beneath an arch being crowned by Victory. As you might expect, the VOTIS types are the cheapest and most commonly encountered ones. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Ætheling Valued Member United Kingdom 438 Posts	Posted 08/05/2006 05:37 am Yes the siliqua would be the type i'd go for then if they're similar size to the denarii. I did have a brief browse on wildwinds after posting this and I did notice alot of his coins with a depiction of a bull upon, no doubt either as the sacraficial bull that he longed for as opposed to the soul goose he got at Antioch, or possibly alluring to Mithras. Question is did the bull appear only on base metal coinages? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16841 Posts	Posted 08/05/2006 06:57 am Looks like it. VOTIS, Victory and "emperor dragging captive" types are all that seem to be listed in the old Sear for either silver or gold; the bulls only made it onto the bronzes. You'd need to check the BMC or wait for the next volume of the millennium edition of Sear to be sure, but if there are any bulls or other "back to paganism"-themed siliquae, I suspect they'd be scarce - and given the story of Julian II, probably highly sought after. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Ætheling Valued Member United Kingdom 438 Posts	Posted 08/05/2006 07:10 am I expected as much, I'm happy to wait for the new Sear as all my funds are tied up now until Saturnalia anyhow. The pagan themed ones would be the ones i'd ideally be looking for. Mind you having a coin with Julian's mugshot on would indeed suffice for that purpose I suppose. Although pagan themed reverses would fit in nicely with my Roman deity collection. I expected that the silver of that nature though would be expensive due to the fact that his reign was, or nearly was if it hadn't been for a lucky spear shot, a watershed in history, much like Constantine's is considered today. So thus popular. Report this Post to the Staff
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