Roman Empire Emperors
Poemenius
Usurper
353
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ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Poemenius(?), AD 353 |
| Item Description: |
AE Centenionalis rv Chi-Rho, Alpha-Omega Trier, for Constantius II |
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NGC XF Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5 Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
Von Werner |
Owner Comments:
REVOLT OF POEMENIUS
This type was only struck at Trier and is attributed to the period known as the Revolt of Poemenius. This event would be completely lost to history except for the brief passage in Ammianus 15.6.4: “...Poemenius was condemned as a malefactor, hailed to execution and perished; he was the man (as we have told above) who was chosen to protect his fellow-citizens when Trier closed its gates against Decentius Caesar”.
Sometime in A.D. 353, the citizens of Trier revolted against Decentius and declared their support of Constantius II (SALVS AVG NOSTRI = Safety of our Augustus). Unfortunately for Poemenius, he was executed in A.D. 355, probably for his support of Silvanus.