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Aureus - Victorinus Cologne
| Issuer | Gallic Empire (Roman splinter states) |
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| Year | 269-271 |
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| Currency | Antoninianus (260-274) |
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| Reverse description | A standing eagle faces left atop a globe set on a ground line, its wings folded and neck slightly raised in a heraldic pose, representing the loyalty of the military. Flanking the eagle are two legionary standards, each consisting of a pole surmounted by a square panel decorated with circular medallions, rendered in fine relief. The surrounding Latin legend FIDES MILITVM, meaning 'Loyalty of the Soldiers,' is distributed around the field, reading from left to right. The composition is well-centered on the flan and reflects the propagandistic messaging common to Gallic Empire coinage, emphasizing the bond between emperor and army. The reverse die work displays crisp detail consistent with high-quality gold coinage struck at Cologne under Victorinus. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIDES MILITVM |
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Victorinus ruled the Gallic Empire for roughly two years before being murdered by one of his own officers — allegedly over a personal grievance involving the man's wife. His reign was nonetheless productive enough to generate a substantial coinage from the Cologne mint, which had become the primary production center for the breakaway state after Postumus established it as such in 260. The Gallic Empire at this point controlled Roman Britain, Gaul, and parts of Germania, and maintained full imperial mint operations entirely independent of Rome.
RIC V.2 #7 is among the scarcer aureus types of his reign. Calicó's attribution places it firmly in the Cologne sequence.