Martinian (emperor)

Martinian (Latin: Martinianus; died in 325) was Roman emperor from July to September 324. He was raised to the purple by the emperor Licinius, whom he had hitherto served as a senior bureaucrat, during Licinius's civil war against the emperor Constantine I. Constantine defeated both emperors and forced them to abdicate, and executed them after initially showing leniency.

Martinian
Follis of Martinian. He is shown wearing the 'radiate crown' associated with solar deities. The reverse shows the god Jupiter holding a winged victory.
Roman emperor
ReignJuly – 18 September 324
Co-rulersLicinius
Constantine I
Died325
Cappadocia, Pontus
Names
Mar(cius?) Martinianus
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