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Thessalonica RIC 235 of Jovian

Jovian Æ1 (30mm). 363-364 AD. D N IOVIANVS P F P P AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE ROMANORVM, Jovian standing facing, head right, holding labarum & Victory on globe, TESA in ex.

Lot No.2670. VF.

$ 550.

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.