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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #18
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                  Web Product ID: 3868
                  Estimate: $150.00
                  Final Sale Price: $132.00
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                  Denomination: 28mm
                  Grade: Good VF dark green patina
                  Reference: RIC VIII 104




  Julian II. 360-363 AD. Ć 28mm (8.60 gm). Struck 361-363 AD. Heraclea mint. D N FL CL
  IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull
  standing right, two stars above; •HERACL•B(•). RIC VIII 104. Good VF, dark green
  patina, slightly irregular flan. Estimate $150.



  The bull on the reverse is indicative of Julian's overall campaign of restoring
  polytheism as the preferred religion of the Roman Empire. He tried to develop an
  administrative apparatus for these cults comparable to the organization that the
  Christian Church had achieved, but was largely unsuccessful. He deprived the Church
  of financial privileges, and substantially subsidized other cults. Although for the
  most part a very conscientious emperor, one of the most negative aspects of his reign
  (which was even criticized by one of his most ardent admirers, Ammianus Marcellinus)
  was that he excluded Christians from any teaching posts. Julian died while on
  campaign against the Persians and his religious policies did not outlast his short
  reign.


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