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LOT 3238

Julian II BI Double Maiorina. AD 360-363.

Arelate mint. 3rd officina. D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; before, eagle standing to right on wreath holding wreath in beak; TCONST in exergue. RIC VIII 318; LRBC 468. Good Very Fine.(8.91gr, 29mm, 6h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3238

Julian II BI Double Maiorina.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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