| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |   | On 5 November 355 Emperor Constantius II in Mediolanum (Italy) raised his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar. Julian married Constantius' sister, Helena, and took command of the western provinces.
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| BB63727. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 382, VF, weight 1.866 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISL in exergue; nice portrait for the period; scarce; $120.00 (€92.40) |
| Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D. |  | Constans, Constantine's youngest son, inherited part of the Western Empire. In 340, Constantine II, his brother, invaded his territory but was killed leaving Constans in total control of the West. In 350, however, his general Magnentius rebelled. Constans tried to escape but overtaken and killed.
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| RL64020. Bronze AE 2, RIC VIII 116, VF, weight 4.081 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 180o, Thessalonica mint, 348 - 350 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, globe in right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing horseman who has fallen to his hands and knees and is wearing a pointed (Parthian) cap, TSG* in ex; $90.00 (€69.30) |
| Procopius, 28 September 365 - 27 May 366 A.D. |  | The variant with a branch in the left field is considerably scarcer than the usual "indeteminate object" or blank field. |
| RL59961. Bronze AE 3, RIC IX 17b, aF, weight 1.771 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, 28 Sep 365 - 27 May 366 A.D.; obverse D N PROCO-PIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left; reverse REPARATI-O FEL TEMP, Procopius holding labarum in right, resting left on shield, branch lower left, Christogram above right, CONS[?] in ex; very rare; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Procopius, 28 September 365 - 27 May 366 A.D. |  | |
| RL26676. Bronze AE 3, RIC IX Heraclea 8 or similar, VF, weight 1.375 g, maximum diameter 16.6 mm, die axis 0o, obverse D N PROCOPIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse REPARATIO FEL TEMP, emperor standing facing, head right holding labarum and resting hand on shield; good portrait, scarcer right facing portrait; scarce; $75.00 (€57.75) |
| Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. |  | RIC lists this type as common. We believe, however, that this type with the X- • control marks is quite rare. This is the first example of the type with these control marks handled by FORVM. |
| RL51243. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 123, LRBC 2046, VF, weight 2.783 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, 351 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen horseman, X - • flanking spear, CONS[?] in ex; nice green patina, well centered on a tight and ragged flan; rare; $40.00 (€30.80) |
| Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D. |  | In 348, the Goth bishop Wulfila escaped religious persecution by the Gothic chieftain Athanaric and obtained permission from Constantius II to migrate with his flock of converts to Moesia and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum (Bulgaria). |
| BB54582. Bronze AE 2, RIC VIII 103, LRBC 88, VF, turquoise patina, weight 2.945 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 0o, Aquileia mint, 348 - 350 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, globe in right; reverse FEL TEMP REPAR-ATIO, helmeted soldier, leading barbarian with right hand from hut under tree, spear in left, AQT• in ex; $40.00 (€30.80) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | On 5 November 355 Emperor Constantius II in Mediolanum (Italy) raised his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar. Julian married Constantius' sister, Helena, and took command of the western provinces. |
| BB62728. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 382, VF, weight 2.663 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISL in exergue; scarce; $40.00 (€30.80) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | The reverse legend can be translated, "Happy Times Restored" but we prefer to loosely translate it to the more current and lyrical expression, "Happy Days are Here Again!" |
| BB62311. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 382, VF, weight 2.672 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISL in exergue; scarce; $38.00 (€29.26) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | The reverse legend can be translated, "Happy Times Restored" but we prefer to loosely translate it to the more current and lyrical expression, "Happy Days are Here Again!" |
| BB62312. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 363, VF, weight 2.491 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, DSISZ in exergue; scarce; $38.00 (€29.26) |
| Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D. |  | The reverse legend translates, "Happy Times Restored." Happy times would not last for Constans. This coinage was among his last issues before his general Magnentius rebelled and had him killed. |
| RL62364. Bronze centenionalis, RIC VIII 86, gVF, weight 3.190 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, die axis 180o, Cyzicus mint, 348 - 350 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe in right; reverse FEL TEMP REP-ARATIO, Constans walking right, looking back left, leading barbarian from hut under tree, holding spear, star above, SMKG in ex; $36.00 (€27.72) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Siscia, a chief town and colony of Pannonia, was located at confluence of the Colapis and Savus, and is now called Sisak, Croatia. The Roman imperial mint operated from 260 to c. 390 A.D. The mint master was called procurator monetae Siscianae. |
| RL62715. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 371, VF, weight 2.600 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, [...]SIS zigzag in exergue; scarce; $36.00 (€27.72) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Siscia, a chief town and colony of Pannonia, was located at confluence of the Colapis and Savus, and is now called Sisak, Croatia. The Roman imperial mint operated from 260 to c. 390 A.D. The mint master was called procurator monetae Siscianae. |
| BB62721. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 382, VF, green patina, weight 2.134 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISL in exergue; scarce; $36.00 (€27.72) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | |
| BB60517. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 374, VF, weight 2.341 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISD in exergue; scarce; $35.00 (€26.95) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 356, Constantius II published a decree ordering the closure of all pagan temples throughout the Empire. |
| BB62713. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, gF, weight 2.449 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; scarce; $35.00 (€26.95) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | The reverse legend can be translated, "Happy Times Restored" but we prefer to loosely translate it to the more current and lyrical expression, "Happy Days are Here Again!" |
| RL62724. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 371, VF, green patina, weight 2.371 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, [...]SIS zigzag in exergue; scarce; $34.00 (€26.18) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Siscia, a chief town and colony of Pannonia, was located at confluence of the Colapis and Savus, and is now called Sisak, Croatia. The Roman imperial mint operated from 260 to c. 390 A.D. The mint master was called procurator monetae Siscianae. |
| RL52593. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 378, LRBC 1237, aVF, weight 2.073 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, DSIS in exergue; nicely centered; scarce; $31.00 (€23.87) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 356, Constantius II published a decree ordering the closure of all pagan temples throughout the Empire. |
| BB60476. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, F, weight 2.741 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; nicely centered; scarce; $31.00 (€23.87) |
| Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D. |  | The Roman poet Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix: 'Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself. The Assyrians call it the Phoenix. It does not live on fruit or flowers, but on frankincense and odoriferous gums. When it has lived five hundred years, it builds itself a nest in the branches of an oak, or on the top of a palm tree. In this it collects cinnamon and spikenard, and myrrh, and of these materials builds a pile on which it deposits itself, and dying, breathes out its last breath amidst odors. From the body of the parent bird, a young Phoenix issues forth, destined to live as long a life as its predecessor. When this has grown up and gained sufficient strength, it lifts its nest from the tree (its own cradle and its parent's sepulcher), and carries it to the city of Heliopolis in Egypt, and deposits it in the temple of the Sun.' |
| BB52743. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 232, LRBC 1128, VF, scratches, weight 2.251 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, 346 - 350 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, radiate Phoenix standing right on pyre, BSIS• in exergue; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In the 1st century A.D., Sirmium gained a status of a colony of the citizens of Rome, and became an important military and strategic center of Pannonia province. The war expeditions of Roman emperors Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Claudius II were prepared in Sirmium. |
| BB62129. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 74, VF, weight 2.092 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, BSIRM• in ex; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In the 1st century A.D., Sirmium gained a status of a colony of the citizens of Rome, and became an important military and strategic center of Pannonia province. The war expeditions of Roman emperors Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Claudius II were prepared in Sirmium. |
| BB60486. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 74, VF, weight 1.968 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, BSIRM• in ex; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | |
| RL60496. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 371, VF, weight 2.331 g, maximum diameter 15.5 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, DSIS zigzag in exergue; scarce; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In the 1st century A.D., Sirmium gained a status of a colony of the citizens of Rome, and became an important military and strategic center of Pannonia province. The war expeditions of Roman emperors Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Claudius II were prepared in Sirmium. |
| BB62725. Bronze AE 3, cf. RIC VIII 72 - 78 (various mint marks), VF, weight 2.169 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, BSIRM[...] in ex; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | |
| BB51771. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 376, F, weight 2.180 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, pellet right, ASISD symbol in exergue; scarce; $27.00 (€20.79) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Siscia, a chief town and colony of Pannonia, was located at confluence of the Colapis and Savus, and is now called Sisak, Croatia. The Roman imperial mint operated from 260 to c. 390 A.D. The mint master was called procurator monetae Siscianae. |
| BB52396. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, aVF, weight 2.207 g, maximum diameter 16.6 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; scarce; $27.00 (€20.79) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | |
| RL57896. Bronze AE 2, RIC VIII 343, VF, weight 3.251 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, 351 - 354 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, A behind; reverse FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman, II left, •BSIS and branch in ex; $27.00 (€20.79) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | On 7 May 351, after Constantius Gallus arrived at Antiocha, a Jewish revolt broke out in Palestine. In 352, Gallus sent his general (magister equitum) Ursicinus to put down the revolt. The rebels destroyed Diopolis and Tiberias. Diocesarea was razed to the ground. Ursicinus gave the order to kill thousands of Jews, even children. After the revolt, a permanent garrison was stationed in Galilee. |
| BB62051. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 351, LRBC 1115, VF, weight 2.708 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, [?]SIS in ex; $27.00 (€20.79) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | The reverse legend roughly translates, "Happy days are here again!" |
| BB62193. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 351, VF, weight 2.319 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, 351 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, DSIS in ex; $26.00 (€20.02) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In the 1st century A.D., Sirmium gained a status of a colony of the citizens of Rome, and became an important military and strategic center of Pannonia province. The war expeditions of Roman emperors Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Claudius II were prepared in Sirmium. |
| BB60475. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 78, VF/F, weight 1.940 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 0o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, [?]SIRM* in ex; $26.00 (€20.02) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Sirmium (modern Sremska, Serbia) was originally inhabited by Illyrians and Celts. Conquered by the Romans in the 1st century B.C., it became the capital of the Roman province of Lower Pannonia. Under Diocletian's Tetrarchy, Sirmium was made one of the four capitals of the Empire. From 318 to 379, which includes the time when this coin was struck, Sirmium was the capital of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. |
| BB60502. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 76, VF, ragged flan, weight 1.616 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, •BSIRM• in ex; scarce; $26.00 (€20.02) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | |
| BB52722. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, gF, weight 2.409 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSIS zigzag symbol in ex; the reverse might improve with careful cleaning; scarce; $25.00 (€19.25) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | The only known unexcavated Roman Hippodrome in the world is in Sirmium. A colossal building about 150 meters wide and 450 meters long lies directly under the Sremska Mitrovica town center, beside the old Emperor's Palace. In early 1970s American archeologists sponsored by the U.S. Government made an offer to the citizens of Sremska Mitrovica to completely rebuild the town on another location so Sirmium could be excavated. The request was refused and there are still no plans to excavate the arena, which would require the removal of the entire present town center. |
| BB58122. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 51, gF, weight 2.203 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, 351 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, Ev in left field, [...]SIRM in ex; $25.00 (€19.25) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 355, the Franks besieged Cologne for ten months. |
| BB53650. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 374, aVF, weight 2.770 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, [...S]ISD in exergue; scarce; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 356, the veneration of non-Christian images was banned in the Roman Empire. |
| BB53651. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 382, aVF, weight 2.590 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, DSISL in exergue; scarce; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 356, Constantius II published a decree ordering the closure of all pagan temples throughout the Empire and the veneration of non-Christian images was banned. When Julian became emperor he would attempt to restore the ancient pagan religions. |
| BB62124. Bronze AE 3, cf. RIC VIII 72, VF, weight 2.110 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 0o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, BSIRM[...] in ex; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | In 352, The Alamanni and the Franks defeated the Roman army and took control of 40 towns between the Moselle and the Rhine. The return of happy times, advertised by the reverse legend, was more a hope than reality. |
| BB62208. Bronze centenionalis, RIC VIII 45, aVF, weight 3.933 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, Sept 351 - 6 Nov 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, D behind; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen bare-headed horseman, horseman extends arm toward soldier, shield at feet, A below, •S• left, GSIRM in ex; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Sirmium (modern Sremska, Serbia) was originally inhabited by Illyrians and Celts. Conquered by the Romans in the 1st century B.C., it became the capital of the Roman province of Lower Pannonia. Under Diocletian's Tetrarchy, Sirmium was made one of the four capitals of the Empire. From 318 to 379, which includes the time when this coin was struck, Sirmium was the capital of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. |
| BB60479. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 78, aF, weight 2.155 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIRM* in ex; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In the 1st century A.D., Sirmium gained a status of a colony of the citizens of Rome, and became an important military and strategic center of Pannonia province. The war expeditions of Roman emperors Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Claudius II were prepared in Sirmium. |
| BB60482. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 74, aVF, weight 2.602 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIA-NVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, BSIRM• in ex; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 357, Julian constructed a fleet in Gaul to secure the corn supply from Britain for the garrisons (castella) of the Rhine. |
| BB60483. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, LRBC 1229, aVF, weight 2.431 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; scarce; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | Siscia is Sisak today, a small city in central Croatia. The Christian martyr Quirinus of Sescia was tortured and nearly killed at Siscia during Diocletian's persecution of Christians. According to tradition, St. Quirinus was tied to a millstone and thrown into a river, but he freed himself from the weight, escaped, and continued to preach his faith. Today he is the patron saint of Sisak. |
| RL60504. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 376, aVF, weight 2.484 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, pellet in right field, [D?]SISD in exergue; scarce; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 356, Constantius II published a decree ordering the closure of all pagan temples throughout the Empire. |
| BB60509. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, VF, rough areas, weight 1.726 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; scarce; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. |  | In 352, The Alamanni and the Franks defeated the Roman army and took control of 40 towns between the Moselle and the Rhine. |
| BB59231. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 80, VF, weight 2.218 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 15 Mar 351 - 6 Nov 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen horseman, ALED in ex; $23.00 (€17.71) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | In 358, the Salian Franks capitulated to Julian in Gaul. He allowed them to form a Roman foederati in Toxandria. Frankish settlers were established in areas in the north and the east to help with the defense of the Rhine frontier. |
| BB59886. Bronze AE 4, SRCV 4063, F, weight 2.321 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 315o, as caesar, 355 - 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANV-S NOB CAES, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing a fallen horseman, shield on the ground, mint mark in ex; $23.00 (€17.71) |
| Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. |  | On 28 September 351, at Battle of Mursa Major, Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius. The battle was one of the bloodiest in Roman military history. |
| BB52689. Bronze centenionalis, RIC VIII 185, LRBC 1679, aVF, weight 3.906 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonica mint, 350 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP - REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, •S• left, TSG in ex; larger bronze for the period, attractive aquamarine patina; $22.00 (€16.94) |
| Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. |  | |
| BB52744. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 121, LRBC 2043, aVF, weight 1.792 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, 351 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, dot in center, CONSH; $22.00 (€16.94) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | On 25 August 357, Julian defeated the Alemanni at Strasbourg (Argentoratum). He drove the barbarians back behind the Rhine. |
| BB60497. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 370, LRBC 1229, F, weight 2.262 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bare-headed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman, M in left field, ASIS zigzag symbol in exergue; scarce; $21.00 (€16.17) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | On 7 May 351, after Constantius Gallus arrived at Antiocha, a Jewish revolt broke out in Palestine. In 352, Gallus sent his general (magister equitum) Ursicinus to put down the revolt. The rebels destroyed Diopolis and Tiberias. Diocesarea was razed to the ground. Ursicinus gave the order to kill thousands of Jews, even children. After the revolt, a permanent garrison was stationed in Galilee. |
| BB52659. Bronze centenionalis, RIC VIII 34, LRBC 1593, F, weight 4.313 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, Sept 351 - 6 Nov 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, D behind; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen bare-headed horseman, horseman extends arm toward soldier, shield at feet, ASIRM in ex; $20.00 (€15.40) |
| Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. |  | In 1972, a construction worker at Sremska Mitrovica (ancient Sirmium) accidentally broke into an old Roman pot, about 2 meters deep. Inside, in a leather pouch, were 33 Roman gold coins minted at Sirmium, including four coins of Constantius II. The pot was inside a Roman house wall and probably held the hidden savings of a wealthy Roman family. Ironically, the worker's name was Zlatenko (meaning Golden or Golden Man in Serbian). |
| BB52751. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 75 LRBC 1612, VF, weight 2.573 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium mint, 355 - 361 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen horseman, M left, •BSIRM• in ex; $20.00 (€15.40) |
| Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D. |  | On 6 November 355, at Mediolanum (Milan), Constantius II elevated his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar. Julian took command of the western provinces and married Constantius' sister, Helena. |
| BB53659. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 374, gF, weight 2.184 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia mint, as caesar, 6 Nov 355 - Feb 360 A.D.; obverse D N IVLIAN-VS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman wearing a pointed cap, M in left field, [...]SISD in exergue; scarce; $20.00 (€15.40) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | |
| BB50234. Bronze AE 3, RIC VIII 122, LRBC 2044, F, weight 2.787 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, 15 Mar 351 - 6 Nov 355; obverse D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, drapes and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left spearing fallen horseman, shield on the ground, • left, CONSA in exergue; scarce; $19.00 (€14.63) |
| Constantius Gallus, Caesar, 28 September 351 - Winter 354 A.D. |  | On 15 March 351 Constantius II elevated his 25-year-old cousin Constantius Gallus to Caesar at Sirmium (Pannonia). He arranged a marriage with his sister Constantia and put him in charge of the Eastern Roman Empire. Constantius II marched West with an large army (60,000 men) to fight against Magnus Magnentius. |
| BB52801. Bronze AE 3, SRCV 4056, F, green patina, weight 2.333 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain mint, 351 - 355 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with shield on his left arm spearing a fallen horseman; $19.00 (€14.63) |
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