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Thessalonica RIC 234 of Jovian

Jovian AE1. DN IOVIANVS PF PP AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust rt / VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Jovian standing front with Victory & labaram inscribed with a chi-rho, TES(gamma) in ex.

Lot No.1331. EF with a beautiful patina.

$ 250.

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.