Bronze Double-Denarius - Ancient Rome, c. 269-271 AD. Ruler: Victorinus.
Obv: Radiate and Draped Bust of Victorinus, right.
Rev: Salus standing right, feeding serpent. Romano-Gallic usurper, murdered by his officers.
SCARCE! (Cohen 90) (18 mm, 2.64 gm)
Marcus Piavonius Victorinus was emperor in the Gallic provinces from 269 to 271, following the brief reign of Marius. He was murdered by a jealous husband whose wife he tried to seduce. Hailing from Gaul, Victorinus was born to a family of great wealth, and was a soldier under Postumus, the first of the so-called Gallic emperors.
He showed considerable ability, as he held the title of tribunus praetorianorum (tribune of the praetorians) in 266-267, and rose swiftly to become co-consul with Postumus in 268. It is also possible that Postumus then elevated him to the post of praetorian prefect.
