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S4086.1 of Jovian

Jovian AE3 Follis. 363-364 AD. DN IOVIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped bust left / VOT V in wreath, HERACA in ex.

Lot No.3795. VF, excellent portrait though on an undersized flan. 17mm.

$ 65.

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.