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Florian, June or July - August or September 276 A.D.

Florianus, the half brother of Tacitus, was proclaimed emperor in the Western provinces after the latter's death. In the East Probus was declared emperor and the two marched against each other. Before a decisive battle could take place, Florian was murdered by his own soldiers. He "wore the purple" for less than 3 months.

|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
SH32701. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 9, Cohen VI 46, VF, weight 3.787 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, emission 3, Aug 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse PACTOR ORBIS, Sol advancing left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, whip in left, III in exergue; rare; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
MER-RIC lists two known specimens. This coin is one of the two listed.
SH12491. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T4491 (this coin, 2 spec), RIC V-1 195, VF, weight 3.046 g, maximum diameter 23.2 mm, die axis 225o, 4th officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, Jul 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDEN DEOR (the foresight of the gods), Providentia standing left holding two standards, Sol raising hand and holding globe in left hand, star in between, KAΔ in exergue; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygieia to the Greeks, who believed her to be the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing, and Epione, the goddess of soothing of pain. Her father Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.
SH16877. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T4160 (this coin, the only spec. listed), RIC V-1 93 (legend not listed), Estiot pp. 336 - 337 (legend not listed with this bust type), Choice VF, weight 3.629 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 1st issue, Jul 276 A.D.; obverse IMP M ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse SALVS PVBLI, Salus standing right, feeding snake held in both hands; from the Martin Griffiths Collection; the only known specimen; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Florianus, the half brother of Tacitus, was proclaimed emperor in the Western provinces after the latter's death. In the East Probus was declared emperor and the two marched against each other. Before a decisive battle could take place, Florian was murdered by his own soldiers. He "wore the purple" for less than 3 months. The star on reverse may represent a comet that was visible from June to September 276 A.D.
RA88305. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T4493 (15 spec), BnF XII 1971, RIC V-1 111, Cohen VI 71, SRCV III -, Hunter IV -, Venèra -, Choice EF, well centered and struck, sharp detail, porosity, closed edge crack, weight 3.791 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 0o, 4th officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, 1st issue, Jul 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M ANN FLORIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDEN DEOR (the foresight of the gods), Providentia on left, standing slightly right holding two standards, Sol on left, raising right hand commanding sunrise, globe in left hand, star low in center, KAΔ in exergue; ex Nemesis Ancients; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
SH80378. Silvered antoninianus, RIC V-1 25, Choice EF, weight 3.565 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVG (equity of the emperor), Aequitas standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, Γ right, XXI in exergue; bold with perfect centering, nice near black patina; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
SH38106. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 57 var. (officina), Choice gVF, weight 3.928 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 0o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust right; reverse CONCORD MILIT (harmony with the soldiers), Florian and Concordia clasping hands, S in exergue; attractive portrait and coin; rare; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
"Mars the Pacifier" may be seen as ironic today, but the Romans knew that victory in war (hopefully including the total destruction of your enemy) is an effective way to achieve peace.
SH25913. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 72, Choice VF, excellent centering, weight 3.227 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 0o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse MARTI PACIF (to Mars the peacemaker), Mars advancing left, olive-branch in raised right, shield and spear in left, V in exergue; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire.
SH42707. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T4277 (36 spec.), BnF XII 1938, Venèra 2711 - 2719, Thibouville 2332, Gloucester 815, RIC V-1 61 corr. (Ticinum), aEF, scratch on reverse, weight 3.286 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 1st issue, Jul - Aug 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse FELICITAS AVG (the good fortune of the Emperor), Felicitas standing left, offering over small flaming altar from patera in right hand, long cornucopia left hand, P in exergue; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
The Greeks and Romans did not view snakes as evil creatures but rather as symbols and tools for healing and fertility. Asclepius, the son of Apollo and Koronis, learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.
SH57056. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T4230 (57 spec.), RIC V-1 40, BnF XII 1901, Verina 2518 - 2538, Thibouville 2330, Gloucester 801, Maravielle 834, VF, attractive portrait, weight 3.691 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 0o, 4th officina, Rome mint, 1st issue, Jul - Aug 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C FLORIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right; reverse SALVS AVG (the health of the Emperor), Salus standing half left, head left, feeding serpent rising from altar from patera in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; scarce; SOLD


|Florianus|, |Florianus,| |June| |or| |July| |-| |August| |or| |September| |276| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.
RA73897. Bronze antoninianus, MER-RIC 4511 (6 spec.), BnF XII - (not in the collection but noted p. 408), RIC V-1 -, Hunter IV -, SRCV III -, Venèra II -, VF, well centered and struck, green patina, scratches, weight 3.027 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, issue 2, Aug 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse PROVIDEN DEOR (the foresight of the gods), Fides Militum on left, standing right, holding two flanking standards, one in each hand; Sol on right, standing left, raising right hand commanding sunrise, globe behind in left, star low between the figures, Γ in exergue; very rare; SOLD




  




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