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Sirmium RIC 394 of Jovian

Jovian AE3. D N IOVIA NVS P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed and pearl-diademed bust right / VOT V MVLT X, four lines within wreath, HSIRM below.

Lot No.3788. Jovian (?) AE3.

$ No.3788r85ae19mm.

Jovian was the captain of the imperian guard under Julian II and was proclaimed emperor when Julian died in 363 AD. A pathetic character, he was a feeble leader at best, and is said to have been accidentally asphyxiated by a charcoal brazier in his bedroom just a few months later.