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Gallic Empire, Laelianus, March or April - May 269 A.D.

Ancient| |Roman| coins| of |Laelianus for sale in the |Forum |Ancient |Coins |consignment |shop.

Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus (his full name is known from an early coin) was probably governor of Germania Superior or commander of Legion XXII Primigenia. Believing Postumus would be occupied fighting Claudius Gothicus, he assumed the purple, establishing his capital and mint at Moguntiacum (Mainz, Germany). Laelianus was wrong; Postumus soon attacked and Laelianus perished.

Also see: ERIC - LAELIANUS

References|

Besly, E. & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD. (London, 1983).
Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain, Vol. 6: Macrianus to Diocletian & Maximianus. (Paris, 1886).
Elmer, G. "Die Münzprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus in Köln, Trier und Mailand" in Bonner Jahrbücher 146 (1941). pp. 1 -106.
Mairat, J. Le monnayage de l'Empire Gaulois. CGB Rome XV (Fixed Price List, 2004).
Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham & P. Webb. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol V, Part II, Probus to Amandus. (London, 1933).
Parisot, N., M. Prieur, & L. Schmitt. L'Empire Gaulois. Les antoniniens (260-274 après J.-C.). Collection Pierre Gendre et divers amateurs. (Paris, 2011).
Robinson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow, Vol. IV. Valerian I to Allectus. (Oxford, 1978).
Schulte, B. Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus. Typos IV. (Aarau, 1983).
Schulzki, H. J. Die Antoninianprägung der Gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus. (Bonn, 1996).
Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and Their Values III, The Accession of Maximinus I to the Death of Carinus AD 235 - AD 285. (London, 2005).
Vagi, D. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. (Sidney, 1999).
Zschucke, C.-F. Die Bronze-Teilstück-Prägungen der römischen Münzstätte Trier. (Trier, 2002).
Zschucke, C.-F. Die römische Münzstätte Köln. (Trier, 1993).


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Obverse| Legends|

IMPCLAELIANVSPFAVG
IMPCVLPCORLAELIANVS
IMPCVLPCORNLAELIANVS
IMPLAELIANVSPFAVG
LAELIANVSAV


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Laelianus (Ulpius Cornelius), one of the usurpers in the time of Gallienus. He appears to have been of Spanish origin, and when Postumus was slain by his soldiers, he seized upon the government at Maguntiacum (Mayence, in Germany), about AD 267.

An active and very courageous man, he was distinguished for his military knowledge and skill, and made head against the Germans on the Rhine, where he fortified several towns; but after a few months, in the midst of his labors, he was treacherously slain by his troops, at the instigation of Victorinus.

He is styled IMP C VLP COR LAELIANVS P F AVG. His gold and base silver are the rarest of all the coins struck by the usurpers in the time of Gallienus. Those in third brass are also rare.

Mr. Akerman, in his "Descriptive Catalogue" (vol |ii| p. 63), observes: "The names of Laelianus, Lollianus, and Aelianus, are used indiscriminately by historians, who appear to apply them to the same personage, namely, the usurper who assumed the reign of Postumus in that country; but, according to some coins, upon which the prenomen is different, the above names belong to three different persons. The coins of Laelianus are fully authenticated; no so those ascribed to Lollianus and Aelianus."

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Gallic Empire, Laelianus, March or April - May 269 A.D.

Ancient| |Roman| coins| of |Laelianus for sale in the |Forum |Ancient |Coins |consignment |shop.

Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus (his full name is known from an early coin) was probably governor of Germania Superior or commander of Legion XXII Primigenia. Believing Postumus would be occupied fighting Claudius Gothicus, he assumed the purple, establishing his capital and mint at Moguntiacum (Mainz, Germany). Laelianus was wrong; Postumus soon attacked and Laelianus perished.

Also see: ERIC - LAELIANUS

References|

Besly, E. & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD. (London, 1983).
Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain, Vol. 6: Macrianus to Diocletian & Maximianus. (Paris, 1886).
Elmer, G. "Die Münzprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus in Köln, Trier und Mailand" in Bonner Jahrbücher 146 (1941). pp. 1 -106.
Mairat, J. Le monnayage de l'Empire Gaulois. CGB Rome XV (Fixed Price List, 2004).
Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham & P. Webb. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol V, Part II, Probus to Amandus. (London, 1933).
Parisot, N., M. Prieur, & L. Schmitt. L'Empire Gaulois. Les antoniniens (260-274 après J.-C.). Collection Pierre Gendre et divers amateurs. (Paris, 2011).
Robinson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow, Vol. IV. Valerian I to Allectus. (Oxford, 1978).
Schulte, B. Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus. Typos IV. (Aarau, 1983).
Schulzki, H. J. Die Antoninianprägung der Gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus. (Bonn, 1996).
Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and Their Values III, The Accession of Maximinus I to the Death of Carinus AD 235 - AD 285. (London, 2005).
Vagi, D. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. (Sidney, 1999).
Zschucke, C.-F. Die Bronze-Teilstück-Prägungen der römischen Münzstätte Trier. (Trier, 2002).
Zschucke, C.-F. Die römische Münzstätte Köln. (Trier, 1993).


Links

http://www.gallic-empire.com/


Obverse| Legends|

IMPCLAELIANVSPFAVG
IMPCVLPCORLAELIANVS
IMPCVLPCORNLAELIANVS
IMPLAELIANVSPFAVG
LAELIANVSAV


Mints|

Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany)


DICTIONARY| OF ROMAN| COINS|



Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate.
Laelianus (Ulpius Cornelius), one of the usurpers in the time of Gallienus. He appears to have been of Spanish origin, and when Postumus was slain by his soldiers, he seized upon the government at Maguntiacum (Mayence, in Germany), about AD 267.

An active and very courageous man, he was distinguished for his military knowledge and skill, and made head against the Germans on the Rhine, where he fortified several towns; but after a few months, in the midst of his labors, he was treacherously slain by his troops, at the instigation of Victorinus.

He is styled IMP C VLP COR LAELIANVS P F AVG. His gold and base silver are the rarest of all the coins struck by the usurpers in the time of Gallienus. Those in third brass are also rare.

Mr. Akerman, in his "Descriptive Catalogue" (vol |ii| p. 63), observes: "The names of Laelianus, Lollianus, and Aelianus, are used indiscriminately by historians, who appear to apply them to the same personage, namely, the usurper who assumed the reign of Postumus in that country; but, according to some coins, upon which the prenomen is different, the above names belong to three different persons. The coins of Laelianus are fully authenticated; no so those ascribed to Lollianus and Aelianus."

View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins|