Julian II
360 to 363 AD
Grandson of Constantius I and Theodora; cousin of Delmatius, Hanniballianus,
Licinius II, and Nepotian
Born as Flavius Claudius Iulianus he was a Roman Emperor of the Constantinian
dynasty. He was the last Pagan Roman Emperor, and tried to restore the
traditional worship as a measure to stop the decay of his world. Christian
sources commonly refer to him as Julian the Apostate, because of his rejection
of Christianity and conversion to Theurgy. After his brother Constantius Gallus
was made Caesar of the East and executed by Constantius II, Julian was called to
the emperor in Mediolanum and, on 6 November 355, made Caesar of the West and
married to Constantius' sister Helena. In the years afterwards he fought the
Germanic tribes that tried to intrude upon the Roman Empire. In the fourth year
of his campaign in Gaul, Constantius ordered Julian to send Gallic troops to his
eastern army. This provoked an insurrection by Petulantes troops, who proclaimed
Julian emperor in Paris, and led to the allegiance of others. That same year,
forces loyal to Constantius II captured the city of Aquileia, and was besieged
by forces loyal to Julian. Civil war was avoided only by the death of
Constantius II, who, in his last will, recognized Julian as his rightful
successor. In March 363, Julian started his campaign against the Sassanid
Empire, with the aim of taking back the Roman cities conquered by the Sassanids
under the rule of Constantius II which his cousin had failed to take back.
Julian Died during a retreat, on 26 June 363. He was succeeded by the
short-lived Emperor Jovian.
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Julian II
Mint: Lugdunum
360 to 363 AD
AR reduced siliqua
Obvs: FL CL IVLIANVS PP AVG, Diademed bust right.
Revs: VOTIS V MVLTIS X in four lines within wreath. LVG in exergue.
15x16mm, 1.5g
$110.00
Order # RI 155
Ref: RIC VIII.193.219