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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 8271548, member: 41219&quot;]While skimming ebay auctions the other day, I came across a coin that had just been listed as &quot;Ancient Roman Empire Silvered Bronze 276 AD&quot;. I read the legend, read it again, read it a third time and then smashed the &quot;buy now&quot; button.</p><p><br /></p><p>For $20 (with free shipping) I got myself a nice example of an antoninianus of Florian, the often overlooked brother of Tacitus, compete with some silvering and a very nice depiction of Victory on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Poor ole&#039; Florian didn&#039;t get much of a shot at being emperor after his half-brother Tacitus died in June 276. Sure, he was approved by the Senate...but in the heat of the 3rd century, that didn&#039;t mean anything if you didn&#039;t have the backing of the army. In this case, the army backed their general Probus. Florian only got the chance to shine for somewhere between 60 and 88 days (depending on which historian you read) before he was either killed by his own soldiers or committed suicide. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1459947[/ATTACH]</p><p>Florian</p><p>AE Antoninianus</p><p>June-September 276</p><p>Cyzicus mint</p><p>Obverse: IMP FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Victory standing right presenting wreath to Florian standing left</p><p>Mintmark T</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share your Florians or another overlooked brother who never got their chance to shine. Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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