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Roman Empire

Ruler: Florianus
Reigned: Augustus 276 AD
Denomination: AE Antoninianus/Aurelianus
Mint: Siscia
Date of Issue: 276 AD
Date of Issue: July - August 276
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right "IMP. C. M. AN. FLORIANVS P. AVG."
Reverse: Felicitas standing. left, holding patera over small altar in right hand and long-handled caduceus in left hand "FELICITAS AVG."
Mint marks:
 
VI
Reference: RCVM 11854, RIC V.1 61, New RIC temp. no. #4383
Weight: 4 gms
Diameter: 22 mm

FLORIANUS (Marcus Annius Florianus)

"Florianus, who had succeeded Tacitus, was in power for two months and twenty days and did nothing worth remembering." - Eutropius Breviarium IX. 16

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