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RIC VIII Nicomedia 116

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 361–AD 363

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE3 in billon struck at Nicomedia under Julian the Apostate, AD 361–AD 363, catalogued as RIC VIII Nicomedia 116. Obverse: Bust of Julian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Julian, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left hand. Obverse legend: D N IVLIANVS - NOB CAES. Reverse legend: SPES REI - PVBLICAE.

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Historical context

Julian served as Caesar of Western Rome from 355 to 360, appointed by his cousin Constantius II to govern Gaul, before being proclaimed emperor by his troops in 360. Following Constantius II's death, Julian ruled as sole Roman emperor from 361 to 363, initiating an ambitious expedition against the Sasanian Empire in 363 that culminated in his mortal wounding at the Battle of Samarra. This coin was struck at Nicomedia, an ancient city that had served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire under Diocletian during the Tetrarchy system.

Physical characteristics

Material
Billon
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nicomedia
Issuing authority
Julian the Apostate

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Julian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Julian, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left hand
Obverse legend
D N IVLIANVS - NOB CAES
Reverse legend
SPES REI - PVBLICAE

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.nic.116
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Nicomedia 116
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.nic.116
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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