Siliqua of Lugdunum with Julian II
Dublin Core
Title
Siliqua of Lugdunum with Julian II
Subject
SILVER
Description
Obv: Banded head of Julian II, draped. FL.CL.IVLIANVS P.P.AVG.
Rev: A laurel wreath enclosing the legend VOTIS V MVLTIS X S LVG
Julian the Apostate abandoned Christianity and restored the worship of pagan deities. Proclaimd Emperor by the troops in A.D. 360, he became master of the Empire after the death of Constantius II the following year. He was killed at thirty-one while fighting the Persians.
The engraving of the obverse is particularly fine. The reverse legend, translated and slightly expanded, means "With vows (i.e. for the preservation of the Emperor) made for five or more years and for many years besides, up to ten years". Julian's premature death meant that the hopes which informed the vows were unrealised.
Rev: A laurel wreath enclosing the legend VOTIS V MVLTIS X S LVG
Julian the Apostate abandoned Christianity and restored the worship of pagan deities. Proclaimd Emperor by the troops in A.D. 360, he became master of the Empire after the death of Constantius II the following year. He was killed at thirty-one while fighting the Persians.
The engraving of the obverse is particularly fine. The reverse legend, translated and slightly expanded, means "With vows (i.e. for the preservation of the Emperor) made for five or more years and for many years besides, up to ten years". Julian's premature death meant that the hopes which informed the vows were unrealised.
Creator
France
Lugdunum
Source
Purchased from BA Seaby Ltd, London, 1976.
Date
AD 360 - AD 363
Identifier
C.186
Coverage
Italic
Roman
Late Antique
Files
Citation
France and Lugdunum, “Siliqua of Lugdunum with Julian II,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/357.