Glycerius
  | Please |help| us convert the |Dictionary of Roman Coins| from scans to text by typing the original text here. Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. GLYCERIUS (Flavius) usurped the empire after the death of Olybrius (the son in law of Valentinian III.) A.D. 470, and the next year he was forced to abdicate, and content himself with the bishoprie of Salona, in Dalmatia.- Died about the year 480. On his coins, which are in |gold| and |silver|, of very great variety, he is styled D.N. GLYCERIVS P. F. AVG. G. M. Germanicus Maximus.- It thus appears on a coin of Gallienus- IMP. GALLIENVS P. F. AVG. G. M. - Banduri, i. G. M. Q. or C. MESS Q. |&c|.- Gneus Messius Quintus. These are prenomia of Trajan Decius.- See Decius, p. 313 G. M. V. Gemina Minervia Victrie.- Name of a Roman legion. |
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Glycerius
| Please |help| us convert the |Dictionary of Roman Coins| from scans to text by typing the original text here. Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. GLYCERIUS (Flavius) usurped the empire after the death of Olybrius (the son in law of Valentinian III.) A.D. 470, and the next year he was forced to abdicate, and content himself with the bishoprie of Salona, in Dalmatia.- Died about the year 480. On his coins, which are in |gold| and |silver|, of very great variety, he is styled D.N. GLYCERIVS P. F. AVG. G. M. Germanicus Maximus.- It thus appears on a coin of Gallienus- IMP. GALLIENVS P. F. AVG. G. M. - Banduri, i. G. M. Q. or C. MESS Q. |&c|.- Gneus Messius Quintus. These are prenomia of Trajan Decius.- See Decius, p. 313 G. M. V. Gemina Minervia Victrie.- Name of a Roman legion. |
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