Description: Julian II (360 - 363 AD). AE1 Constantinople mint. D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVB; bull standing right, two stars above; (branch)CONSPA(branch) in ex.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 8,26 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC VIII 163

Commentary: attractive specimen with some malachite encrustations and dark brown patina

History: Woods prposed that the bull was actually the depiction of the Sun deity or Julian himself with references rooted in Homeric poems.

Article Number: 002-01-01-44757