Roman – Victorinus – AE Bronze – Antoninianus – REV SALUS AUG – 269 A.D. – 271 A.D. – 19mm – Reverse shows Salus feeding serpent – 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.

Roman – Constantius II – AE Bronze – Follis – 17mm – 337 A.D. – 355 A.D. – GLORIA EXERCITUS Reverse with two soldiers armed with spears – Lovely Green Patina – Constantius II was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. The second son of Constantine I and Fausta, he ascended to the throne with his brothers Constantine II and Constans upon the death of their father. In 340, the brothers clashed over the western provinces of the empire. The resulting conflict left Constantine II dead and Constans as ruler of the west until he was overthrown and assassinated in 350 by the usurper Magnentius. Magnentius was defeated at the battles of Mursa Major and Mons Seleucus, committing suicide after the latter. This left Constantius as sole ruler of the empire.

Roman – Gallienus – AE Bronze – Antoninianus – REV IOVIS STATOR – 253 A.D. – 268 A.D. – 19mm – Gallienus took control of the Empire at a time when it was undergoing great crisis. His record in dealing with those crises is mixed, as he won a number of military victories but was unable to keep much of his realm from seceding.