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Heraclea AD 363-364 AE AE3 2.75 g 1.77 cm 1.81 cm 7h

obverse: hd Jovianus l diademed, draped and cuirassed D N IOVIANVS P F AVG
reverse: wreath VOT V, HERACB
RCV '88 4086
Munthandel G Henzen List May 1993 243 

Jovianus 363-364
Captain of the imperial guard under Julianus II 360-363
363 after the death of Julianus II proclaimed emperor by the army
Shameful peace with the Persians
364 On his way to Constantinople accidentally suffocated at Dadastana in Galatia.