Æ26 - Aemilian PROVINCIA DACIA, AN VIII

Aemilian's reign lasted roughly three months in 253 AD before his own troops murdered him — making any coin struck in his name exceptionally rare by simple arithmetic. Provincia Dacia issues dated AN VIII (year eight of the provincial era, corresponding to 253) represent one of the last emissions before the series effectively paused during the chaos of the year of three emperors.

The Dacian provincial coinage used its own internal dating system beginning from 246 AD under Philip I, independent of regnal years, which occasionally creates attribution confusion when the reigning emperor's tenure fails to align with the provincial year.