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RIC V Florian 115

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Aureus in gold struck at Cyzicus under Florianus, AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Florian 115. Obverse: Bust of Florian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Sol, radiate, in quadriga, galloping left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand.

Obverse legend: IMP C FLORIANVS AVG. Reverse legend: CONSERVATOR AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Marcus Annius Florianus, known as Florian, briefly served as Roman emperor in 276 after succeeding his half-brother Tacitus. His reign lasted only 88 days before he was killed by his own troops during a confrontation with the rival claimant Probus. This gold aureus, representing the primary gold denomination of the Roman Empire, was struck during Florian's brief 276 rule at Cyzicus, an ancient city in Mysia in Anatolia.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Florianus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Florian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Sol, radiate, in quadriga, galloping left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FLORIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
CONSERVATOR 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.115
Catalogue reference
RIC V Florian 115
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.fl.115
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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