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Victorinus

Reece Period attributed: Period 13

Member of the The Gallic Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 269 until 271.

Marcus Piavvonius Victorinus succeeded Marius to power; he had risen to high office under Postumus. The Gallic Empire ran into harder times as Spain refused to recognize Victorinus and a force of Claudius II seized territory east of the Rhone. Victorinus also had to put down several revolts and gained the hatred of his entourage by seducing their wives. He was killed in 271 when caught propositioning the wife of an official.

View all coins recorded by the scheme attributed to Victorinus.

Wikipedia derived information

Marcus Piavonius Victorinus was emperor of the secessionist Gallic Empire from 269 to 271, following the brief reign of Marius.

He was murdered by a jealous husband whose wife he tried to seduce..

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorinus
This data is sourced from dbpedia, and as such should be treated with caution

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