Victorinus, Gallic Empire, summer to November 268 - mid 271 A.D.

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Victorinus succeeded Marius to the throne of the Gallic Empire. During his reign, Spain rejoined the rest of the Roman Empire. His officers, offended by his relentless pursuit of married women including their wives, murdered him.

Also see: ERIC - VICTORINUS

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Obverse| Legends|

DIVOVICTORINOPIO
IMPCMPIAVVONIVSVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCPIVICTORINVSAVG
IMPCPIVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCPIAVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCPIAVVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCPIAVVONIVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCVICTORINVSAVG
IMPCVICTORINVSPAVG
IMPCVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPCAESVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPPIVICTORINVSAVG
IMPPIAVVICTORINVSAVG
IMPPIAVVONIVSVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPVICTORINVSAVG
IMPVICTORINVSPFAVG
IMPVICTORINVSPIVSAVG
VICTORINVSAVG
VICTORINVSPFAVG




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Victorinus was chosen by Postumus as colleague about AD 265, through the exertion of his mother Victoria, and reigned a short time alone after the deaths of Postumus and Laelianus. Having insulted the wife of one of his clerks, he was put to death along with his son (Victorinus II) by his soldiers in AD 267.

The following are the principal reverse legends:

Gold coins:
- ADIVTRIX AVG, |bust| of Diana; gold and gold quinarius
- ADVENTVS AVG
- COMES AVG, helmeted |bust| of Mars
- COMES AVG, Victory standing
- COS II, Victorinus standing presenting a globe to Rome seated
- FIDES MILITVM
- INVICTVS, |bust| of the sun (see coin below)

- INVICTVS AVG, Victorinus on horseback
- LEG II TRAIANA P F
- LEG IIII FLAVIA P F [VICTORIA]
- LEG X FRETENSIS P F
- LEG XIII GEMINA P F
- LEG XX VAL VICTRIX [Valeria]
- LEG XXII P F
- LEG XXX VLP VICT P F
- PAX AVG
- P M TR P III COS II P P
- PROVIDENTIA AVG, head of Medusa
- ROMAE AETERNAE [VICTORIA]
- SAECVLI FELICITAS
- VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing
- VOTA AVGVSTI

Silver Coins:
- DEFENSOR ORBIS
- VICTORIA AVG

Billon coins:
- ADVENTVS AVG
- AEQVITAS AVG
- COMES AVG
- CONSECRATIO or CONSECRATION
- DEFENSOR ORBIS
- FIDES MILITVM
- INVICTVS, the sun walking
- IOVI CONSERVATORI
- IOVI SATORI
- LEG XXII PRIMIGENIE
- MARS VICTOR
- ORIENS AVG
- PAX AVG
- P M TR P COS II P P
- PROVIDENTIA AVG
- SAECVLI FELICITAS
- SALVS AVG
- SECVRITAS AVGG
- SPES PVBLICA
- VBERITAS AVG
- VICTORIA AVG
- VIRTVS AVG

Bronze medallion: GALLIARVM, and in the exergue VOTIS PVBLICIS

Third brass:
- COMES AVG
- FELIC T C V P (?), quinarius
- MAES . . . CT

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