The people who first held this coin in their hands
centuries ago lived in a turbulent but exciting
age. Were they soldiers in the imperial army who
backed Julian’s efforts to return Rome to her
pagan roots? Wealthy citizens of Antioch who
heard the emperor speak on philosophy?
Courtiers? Camp followers? We can never know
for certain through whose hands the coin has
passed, but it links us directly with a heroic and
romantic time.
- (FJ.2590)