Julian the Apostate 361 - 363 A.D.

Coin Description Julian, AE 18mm, Grade ??, The coin is struck slightly off-centre and damaged on one site causing part of the lower left legend on both obverse and reverse to be missing, RIC VIII Sirmium 74, RBC 464b19, VM 26
Obverse The portrait is of Julian a bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. The legend reads DN IVLIANVS NOB C meaning: DN (Dominus Noster /our lord) IVLIANVS (his name) NOB C (Nobilitas Caesar / Royal Heir to the throne).
Reverse

The reverse shows a roman soldier advancing left spearing a fallen horseman. The legend reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO which translates as "The restoration of happy times" or "Happy days are here again". Ofcourse symbolizing Julian as the person who restored those happy times by defeating the barbarians in this case one of the Germanic tribes (Franks or Alamanni).

The M in the left field inicates that the coin belongs to the sixth and smallest and last series of the Fel TempReparatio coins which started with the elevation of Julian as Caesar.
Mint The exergue reads ASIRM meaning the first workshop (Alpha) of Sirmium .
The Entire Story The entire story of this coin would read: Our Lord Julian noble heir to the throne who restored the happy times to our empire by defeating the barbarians in this case one of the Germanic tribes (Franks or Alamanni).