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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     721809 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Julian II Date Ruled:     AD 355-363 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 355-361 Weight:     4.47 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     D N CL IVL_IANVS N C Obverse Description:     Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     FEL TEMP_RE_PARATIO Reverse Description:     Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned, the former facing, the latter turned to the left, their heads facing and to the left respectively. Between them they hold a shield witha star on it. Roma holds spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holds sceptre in left hand and rests right foot on prow. Exergue:     RSMS star Mint Mark:     RSMS star Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     Depeyrot 11/2 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85577 Special Comments:     Extremely rare and the only one not in a public collection . From the Marc Poncin Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 31 (26 October 2005), lot 160 (misdescribed as over-struck).According to Depeyrot, the only other example of this type is in the coll Grade:     Good VF, obverse double struck, scrape on reverse Notes:     (1) Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1809 (2) RIC does not record an issue for Julian for this mint mark (ref. RIC VIII pg. 276 #289)

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