Roman Antoninianus Coins

Inv. No.: c148
Provenance: Serdica
Date: A.D. 276.
Weight: 3.47g
 
Obv.: Florian, radiate, draped, cuirassed.
IMP.C.M.ANN.FLORIANVS AVG.

Rev.: Providence standing, holding two standards, facing Sol; Sol right hand raised; left hand holds globe.
PROVIDEN.DEOR.

When Florian brother Tacitus died in A.D. 276, Florian was acknowledged as Emperor by the Senate and all the provinces, except Syria, where the army supported Probus. A civil war between the two seemed likely. Florian, however, was killed by his own soldiers only three months after he took office.

For a reign so short, the reverses on his coins are surprisingly varied. Artistically the coins maintain a consistent standard of merit.

Presented by the Classics and Ancient History Students Society, 1980.

Comparanda:
RIC, Florian III.