C1 JULIAN II Siliqua /VICTORIA VF + Portrait
$120.00
Jul-31-01
Seller cariou1


JULIAN II Silver Siliqua (17/18 mm diameter) struck in Lugdunum in AD 360
FL CL IULI-ANUS PP AVG Pearl diademed, cuirassed and draped bust right /

VICTORIA DD NN AVG Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, both
wings visible LUG in exergue; 
Not in SEAR 1988; RIC
VIII # 212 page 193; VERY FINE + Portrait, reverse with details, old silver
patina. This type of Siliqua (with Victory) was only struck in Lugdunum
(Lyons) at the beginning of the reign of JULIANUS, when CONSTANTIUS was
still alive. The PP on obverse legend is one of the first numismatic
instance of the contraction PP for PERPETUUS (RIC VIII page 174)