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ID:     AN00661820_001_l
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Julian II
Date Ruled:     AD 355-363
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Solidus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 361-363
Weight:     4.47 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     FL CL IVLIA_NVS P P AVG
Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VIRTVS EXERIC_TVS ROMANORVM
Reverse Description:     Soldier, helmeted, standing right, head left, holding trophy over left shoulder; he places right hand on head of kneeling captive
Exergue:     VRB●ROM●B
Mint Mark:     VRB●ROM●B
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted
Photograph Credit:     © The Trustees of the British Museum
Source:     http://www.britishmuseum.org
Notes:     (1) Note the IC instead of CI in EXERCI_TVS (2) This mint mark is unrecorded in RIC for this issue. The coin is similar to RIC 323, and the mint-mark is recorded for RIC 329, a Bronze issue. (3) Registration number: 1983,0822.1 (4) Purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1983, ex Auctiones Basel. July 1983.