Martinian (emperor)
| Martinian | |||||
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Follis of Martinian. He is shown wearing the 'radiate crown' associated with solar deities. The reverse shows the god Jupiter holding a winged victory. | |||||
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| Reign | July – 18 September 324 | ||||
| Co-rulers | Licinius Constantine I | ||||
| Died | Spring 325 Cappadocia, Pontus | ||||
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Martinian (Latin: Martinianus; died 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.