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Sponsianus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sponsianvs, Imperator Sponsianus, Sponsian, Sponsiani
thumb|300px|Gold aureus with the legend ""
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Sponsianus is referenced by 70 other articles, and connects out to Decius, Palmyrene Empire and Dacia.
Vinony files it under 3rd-century Roman usurpers, Ancient Romans from unknown gentes and European people whose existence is disputed.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Roman emperor
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Sponsianus Aureus (transparent).png
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 0300-00-00
- time period
- Crisis of the Third Century
- Commons category
- Sponsianus
- subject has role
- Roman usurper
- name in native language
- Sponsianus
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Discussion
- Physical description and provenance
- Traditional numismatic analysis
- 2022 study and reactions
- The name Sponsianus
- Theories
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
thumb|300px|Gold aureus with the legend ""
Sponsianus, also known in English as Sponsian, may have been a Roman usurper during the third century. His existence is implied by a series of coins bearing his name, ostensibly part of a hoard excavated in the eighteenth century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sponsianus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.