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Auction 98  12 December 2016
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Lot 1426

Estimate: 1500 CHF
Price realized: 1400 CHF
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The Roman Empire
Julian of Pannonia, 284 – 285

Julian has a very distinct nose which makes his portrait easily recognisable, as on the coin below. A more generic portrait type also exists which may have been engraved based on portraits of the "classical" soldier emperor Philippus the Arab half a century earlier. AMP.

Antoninianus, Siscia 284-285, AR 4.07 g. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. FELICITAS TEMPORVM Felicitas standing l., holding caduceus in r. hand and sceptre in l.; in field, S – B and in exergue, XXI. C 1. RIC 2.
Rare. Dark green tone, gently smoothed, otherwise good very fine
Ex Rauch 11 September 2007, 1069 and Hirsch 289, 2013, 1073 sales.

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