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RIC V Florian 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Lugdunum under Florianus, AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Florian 1. Obverse: Bust of Florian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Florian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C M ANN FLORIANVS AVG. Reverse legend: AEQVITAS AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

This antoninianus was produced in AD 276 at Lugdunum, a major Roman city in Gaul located at modern Lyon. It was struck under Marcus Annius Florianus, also known as Florian, who assumed the throne following the death of his half-brother Tacitus. Florian ruled for only 88 days in 276 before being killed by his own soldiers during a confrontation with the rival emperor Probus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Florianus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Florian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Florian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C M ANN FLORIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
AEQVITAS AVG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.fl.1
Catalogue reference
RIC V Florian 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.fl.1
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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