QUINTILLUS
AD 270
AE Antoninianus. 2.71g, 20.8mm
MINTED: Rome mint, AD 270
REF: RIC 29; Cohen 61; Sear 11450
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton and scepter; to left, globe at feet; S in exergue.
 
Provenance:
Ex George Spradling Collection

Grade/Notes:
Almost Very Fine.
 
Historical Notes:
Quintillus was the brother of Claudius II, and was proclaimed emperor by the Senate when the latter succumbed to the plague in 270 after having ruled for less than a year and a half.  Quintillus's reign proved to be even more short-lived, and he was dead within months of his acclamation, overthrown by Aurelian, Claudius's Magister equitum (leader of the armies).