Florianus AD 276. Serdica
Antoninianus Æ

23 mm, 3,43 g

IMP C M ANN FLORIANVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDEN DEOR / (star) / KA Δ, Fides, holding signum in each hand, and Sol, raising hand and holding globus, standing facing one another.

Very Fine

RIC V online 4495.

Florianus, whose full name was Marcus Annius Florianus, was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled in AD 276 during the "Crisis of the Third Century." He was born around AD 250. Florianus was the half-brother of Emperor Tacitus, and after Tacitus' death, he proclaimed himself emperor. However Florianus soon had to deal with revolt of Probus. In a swift turn of events, Florianus was deposed and killed by his own troops after just a few months in power. The Roman general Probus, who was leading the campaign against Florianus, emerged as the new emperor. Florianus' brief rule is considered a minor episode in the turbulent "Crisis of the Third Century," a period marked by frequent changes in imperial leadership and challenges to the stability of the Roman Empire.