Victorinus - A.D. 269-271 - Silver Antonianus - IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG

Marcus Piavonius Victorinus - was emperor in the Gallic provinces from 268 to 270 or 269 to 271, following the brief reign of Marius. He was murdered by a jealous husband whose wife he had tried to seduce.

Victorinus is listed among the 30 Tyrants in the Historia Augusta. The dubious Historia Augusta equally has a short description of Victorinus Junior, allegedly the son of Victorinus, who was appointed emperor by his family the day his father was murdered & would have been killed immediately afterwards by the troops. The Historia Augusta also says that both father & son were buried near Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium in marble tombs. Some of the inscriptions record his name as M. Piavvonius Victorinus, as does the 1 release of coins from the Colonia mint. A mosaic from Augusta Treverorum (Trier) lists him as Piaonius.