★ Very RARE! ★

Martinian. Usurper, AD 324. Æ Follis. Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. D N M MARTINIANO P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left; to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in its beak; to right, bound captive kneeling right; X/IIΓ//SMNA. EF, green patina, cleaning scratches, some gray deposits, minor roughness. Very rare very good condition!!!!!!

During his war with Constantine, Licinius appointed his magister officiorum , Martinian, as his co-emperor. The new Augustus was then deployed to Lampsacus to oppose Constantine's army as it crossed the Hellespont. After his defeat, Martinian was imprisoned in Cappadocia, where he was later executed on Constantine's orders.

Condition: Excellent Fine

Weight: 2.50 gr
Diameter: 22 mm