Theodosius I AD 379-395. Struck ca. 440-445 AD. Rome
Contorniate Æ
37 mm, 25,44 g
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, draped, cuirassed and pearl-diademed cust right; c/m / IVLIANVS, charioteer in facing quadriga, holding wreath in his right hand and palm frond in his left.
very fine
Alföldi, Kontorniaten -.
Iulianus was a winner of a chariot race or an honoured person, which was the reason for organising a chariot race in honour of his name. In other specimens from the Alföldi, the names of the winners Faustinus and Johannes are known.