Diviae Mariniana Wife of Valerian I Mariniana was the wife of Valerian I and the mother of Valerian II and Gallienus. Based upon her surviving coinage, it would appear that she died prior to her husband’s accession to the the throne of the Roman Empire. All her coins are thus commemorative by nature. Monetary System During the reign of her […]

Valerian I 253-260 AD Pubius Licinius Valerianus was a man from a respected Roman family, Valerian had held various offices in the government during the reign of Trajan Decius (249-251AD). At the time of the revolt of Aemilian (252-253AD) against the emperor Trebonianus Gallus (251-253AD), Valerian was summoned to bring his army drawn from garrisons stationed on the Rhine. Aemilian […]

Uranius Antoninus 253-254 AD Usurper of Emesa, Syria Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Uranius Antoninus was a usurper who rose to power in Syria. Uranius was known as the priest-king. He successfully defended Emesa against the Persian invasion led by Shapur I in 253AD. Although the Persians succeeded in sacking Antioch, they withdrew from the region. Uranius was […]

Cornelia Supera Wife of M. Aemilius Aemilianus 253 AD Cornelia Supera is a woman who was completely unknown to history if it had not been for surviving specimens of her coinage. Cornelia was most likely married to the usurper Aemilian and quite possibly a native of Mauretania as was her husband. Prior to Aemilian’s grasp of power, […]

Marcus Aemilianus Augustus-October 253 AD Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus was born about 207 AD on the island of Jerba off the coast of Tunisia where he came from an insignificant family. Aemilian was a senator, ex-consul and had been governor of Moesia Inferior where he assumed command in 252 AD. Aemilian’s rise to power came when Kniva, […]

VOLUSIAN 251-253 AD C. Vibius Afinius Gallus Veudumnianus Volusianus was the son of Trebonianus Gallus. Volusian was given the rank of Caesar at the time of his father’s accession while the son of Trajan Decius, Hostilian, was raised to the rank of joint Augustus. To further cement Volusian’s path to the throne, he was married to Trajan […]

Trebonianus Gallus 251-253 AD C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus was born about 206 AD at Perugia in Italy. He was a Senator, had served as Consul and was Governor of Upper Moesia beginning around 250 AD. Trebonianus Gallus served in the army holding a high rank and playing a leading role in the Danube wars under Trajan […]

Hostilian 251 AD Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus was the younger son of Trajan Decius and Herennia Etruscilla. In 250 AD, his older brother Herennius Etruscus was raised to the rank of Caesar as was  Hostilian. While his father and brother were campaigning against the Goths, Hostilian had remained in Rome with his mother. Upon receiving word that both his father […]

Herennius Etruscus As Caesar 250-251 AD As Augustus 251 AD Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius was the eldest son of Trajan Decius and Herennia Etruscilla. Herennius was raised to the rank of Caesar in 250 AD and the following year, 251 AD, he received the rank of Augustus. Soon after becoming co-emperor, he joined his father on the […]

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