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Siscia RIC 426 of Jovian

Jovian Æ3 20mm. 363-364 AD. Pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right / VOT V MVLT X, four lines in wreath, ASISC in ex. LRBC 1267.

Lot No.1251. VF.

$ 45.

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.