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Julian II "the Apostate," February 360 - 26 June 363 A.D.
The celebration for a reign anniversary typically began a year before the actual anniversary and lasted the entire year. The actual celebratory events were likely at the beginning and end of this year-long period. This means that coins celebrating an anniversary were often struck from up to a year before that anniversary. Julian was named Caesar by Constantius II in 355 and used this as the date of the beginning of his reign, not 360 when he was named Emperor by his troops in Gaul, nor 361 when Constantius died and he was acknowledged Emperor throughout the Empire. Thus the celebration of Julian's decannalia, or tenth anniversary of reign, was to begin in 364. In late 362, when Julian needed extra coinage to prepare for his Persian War, what better type to strike than a vota coinage? He really should not have used X for the Soluta, or vows completed, for two more years but it served as great propaganda. He was informing the populace that he will still be around in two years when the war is over.RS79849. Silver siliqua, RIC VIII Arles 309, Hunter V 22, RSC V 148e, SRCV V 19126, aVF, well centered on a tight flan cutting off parts of legend, marks, scratches, corrosion, edge crack, lamination edge chips, 1st officina, Constantina-Arelatum (Arles, France) mint, weight 1.385g, maximum diameter 17.1mm, die axis 180o, 361 - 26 Jun 363 A.D.; obverse D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bearded bust right; reverse VOT / X / MVLT / XX in four lines within wreath tied at the bottom and closed at the top with a medallion, the medallion decorated with eagle standing right and its head turned back left, PCONST (Constantina) in exergue; SOLD
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