Jovian; AE1 Thessalonica; emperor with standard
60,00 €
Description
Jovian (363 – 364 AD). AE1, Thessalonica mint. D N IOVIANVS PERP AVG; laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA ROMANORVM; Jovian standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand, Victory on a globe in left, •TESA in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE28 |
| Weight [g]: | 7,40 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC VIII 238; LRBC 1700 |
| Commentary: | bronze surfaces, good details, some roughness |
Historical Context
Jovian reestablished Christianity as a state religion and after very brief time of apparent toleration issued two edicts subjecting those who worshiped ancestral gods, even privately, to the death penalty.
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