AE 1, 27 mm,
8.61g, Antioch mint
RIC 228
RCV 19215
O: diad.,
cuir., draped bust right DN IOVIAN-VS PF AVG
R: Jovian in
military attire stg facing with hd r, holding standard and Victory on a globe,
mint mark in ex. VICTORIA-ROMANORVM/ANTA
From Ammianus
Marcellinus XXV:10: 14-15 “He walked with a dignified bearing;
his expression was very cheerful. His eyes were gray. He was so unusually tall
that for some time no imperial robe could be found that was long enough for
him. He took as his model Constantius, often spending the afternoon in some
serious occupation, but accustomed to jest in public with his intimates.”
So too he
was devoted to the Christian doctrine and sometimes paid it honour. He was only
moderately educated, of a kindly nature, and (as appears from the few promotions
he made) inclined to select state officials with care. But he was an immoderate
eater, give to wine and women, faults which perhaps he would have corrected out
of regard for the imperial duty.”
