Victorinus, Gallic Empire, summer to November 268 - mid 271 A.D.Ancient| |Roman| coins| of |Victorinus for sale in the |Forum |Ancient |Coins |consignment |shop. 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 References|Besly, E. & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD. (London, 1983). Obverse| Legends|DIVOVICTORINOPIO DICTIONARY| OF ROMAN| COINS|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) - 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 View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| | Victorinus, Gallic Empire, summer to November 268 - mid 271 A.D.Ancient| |Roman| coins| of |Victorinus for sale in the |Forum |Ancient |Coins |consignment |shop. 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 References|Besly, E. & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD. (London, 1983). Obverse| Legends|DIVOVICTORINOPIO DICTIONARY| OF ROMAN| COINS|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) - 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 View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| |