1.2.2.5.1 Gallic Empire

259-273 ad
M. Cassianus Latinius Postumus Gallic Emperor 259-268 Commander of the Rhine legions, he rebelled in 259, ruling Gaul, Spain and Britain for nine years. Confronting Laelianus in 268, he refused to allow his troops to sack Mainz and was assassinated. Usurpers: Laelianus	M. Aurelius Marius Gallic Emperor 268 A blacksmith, he joined the Roman army and became an officer. On the death of Postumus he seized power, but was assassinated after a very short reign (perhaps two or three days), supposedly by a sword of his own manufacture.	M. Piavonius Victorinus Gallic Emperor 268-270 Victorinus, an able soldier, succeeded Marius. Little is known about this reign; Spain broke away and Claudius II invaded Gaul, starting a revolt which Victorinus put down. He is said to have enjoyed seducing the wives of his officers, which led to assassination at the hands of one of his subordinates.	C. Pius Esuvius Tetricus Gallic Emperor 270-273	C. Pius Esuvius Tetricus II allic Caesar 270-273
			Tetricus succeeded Victorinus only to find himself presiding over a declining empire. When Aurelian invaded Gaul, Tetricus abdicated and surrendered. Aurelian gave him a position in the government of Italy, where Tetricus spent the rest of his life in honorable retirement. Caesar under his father, Tetricus II shared the radiate crown and so is commonly included in the lists of emperors. After the abdication of Tetricus I, his son also spent the rest of his days as a private citizen.

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R3108 3506 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. FELICITAS AVG Felicitas stg. l. 3.57 g Sear 3108; RIC 58 EF	R3112 3505 Postumus: AR 24 Antoninianus $75.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. HERC PACIFERO Hercules stg. l. 3.83 g Sear 3112; RIC 64 worn rev. die, oth. nice EF
R3116 3503 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. MONETA AVG Moneta stg. l. 3.68 g Sear 3116; RIC 75 EF	R3116 3513 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. MONETA AVG Moneta stg. l. 3.17 g Sear 3116; RIC 75 EF
R3120 3509 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $115.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. PAX AVG Pax stg. l. 4.00 g Sear 3120; RIC 318 nice EF	R3124 3510 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG Providentia stg. l. 2.47 g Sear 3124; RIC 80 EF
R3125 3507 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. SAECVLI FELICITAS Emperor stg. r. 3.29 g Sear 3125; RIC 83 EF	R3133 3504 Postumus: AR 22 Antoninianus $95.00 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. VIRTVS AVG Mars stg. r. 4.17 g Sear 3133; RIC 93 Hairline crack, othervise superb toned EF.
R3133 3508 Postumus: AR 24 Antoninianus $87.50 Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. VIRTVS AVG Mars stg. r. 3.07 g Sear 3133; RIC 93 EF.	R3165 3007 Victorinus: AE 20 Antoninianus $45.00 Obv. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. INVICTVS Sol stg. l. 2.01 g Sear 3165; RIC 114 flan crack, oth. gVF
R3165 3008 Victorinus: AE 18 Antoninianus $75.00 Obv. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. INVICTVS Sol stg. l. 1.70 g Sear 3165; RIC 114 gVF	R3166 3009 Victorinus: AE 19 Antoninianus $45.00 Obv. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. PAX AVG Pax stg. l. 2.66 g Sear 3166; RIC 118 flan sl. small, oth. EF
R3180 3010 Tetricus I: AE 18 Antoninianus $35.00 Obv. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. SALVS AVGG Salus stg. l. 2.38 g Sear 3180; RIC 126 VF	R3190 3012 Tetricus II: AE 19 Antoninianus $40.00 Obv. C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. SPES AVGG Spes adv. l. 2.23 g Sear 3190; RIC 270 sl. soft strike, oth. gVF
*R3190 2974 Tetricus II: AE 22 Antoninianus $65.00** Obv. C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES Rad. & dr. bust r. Rev. SPES AVGG Spes stg. l. 5.30 g Sear 3190v; RIC 270 (cast imitation) VF A contemporary cast imitation - much nicer than most imitative radiates. This may possibly be an official cast issue.