Reece Period attributed: Period 13
Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.
Coins for this issuer were issued from 260 until 261.
Fulvius Junius Macrianus was the son of a general of Valerian fighting in Persia. Upon the Persians’ capture of Valerian, Macrianus and his brother Quietus were declared emperors, in an effort to rally support and stop the Persian advance. After causing the Persians to retreat to the Euphrates, Macrian and his father set out to challenge Gallienus in Europe. At Illyricum they ran into troops loyal to Gallienus, who killed father and son.
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