Victorinus, Bronze Antoninianus
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Title
Victorinus, Bronze Antoninianus
Subject
Victorinus, Bronze Antoninianus. Cologne mint, 269-270 CE.
OBVERSE: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG (Imperator Consul Victorinus Pius Felix Augustus) radiate, cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: PIETAS AVG (Augustan Piety), Pietas standing left sacrificing over altar.
OBVERSE: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG (Imperator Consul Victorinus Pius Felix Augustus) radiate, cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: PIETAS AVG (Augustan Piety), Pietas standing left sacrificing over altar.
Description
Victorinus was consul under Postumus in 267 CE. After the death of Postumus, Victorinus was hailed as emperor by his troops who then moved against a rival, Marius, in 269 CE. Marius was soon defeated; regardless, Victorinus was murdered not long after in 270. Surprisingly, however, not by his Praetorian Praefect, but by a vengeful husband, whose wife Victorinus supposedly seduced.
Source
Gift of James and Aneta McIntyre, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR. 2006.010.064
Date
ca. 269-270 CE
Rights
Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Format
0.862 in
0.105 oz
0.105 oz
Language
Latin
Type
Coin
Coverage
This item can be viewed on Hallie Ford Museum of Art's website.
Citation
“Victorinus, Bronze Antoninianus,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed December 26, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/115.