Solidus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Julian II

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

361 (Summer)-363 (26 June)

Roman

On the back of this coin, the Emperor Julian is portrayed marching right, dragging a captive by the hair and holding a trophy.

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Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Solidus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Julian II
Origin: Rome
Date: 361 CE–363 CE
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions: Obverse: FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM In Exergue: SIRM
Dimensions: Diam. 2.2 cm; 4.41 g
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4900

Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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