Nigrinian

Coin of Nigrinian

Marcus Aurelius Nigrinianus, known in English as Nigrinian (d. 284/285), was probably the son of Roman Emperor Carinus and an heir to the throne, paternal nephew of Numerianus and paternal grandson of the Roman Emperor Carus who founded his royal family.

Biography[]

Not much is known about him. It is assumed that Carinus' wife Magnia Urbica was his mother, but it has been proposed that he was actually the son of Aurelia Paulina, Carinus' and Numerianus' sister, and thus the Emperors' maternal nephew. Nigrinian died in infancy in late 284 or early 285. After his death he was given divine status.^[1]

References[]

^ David L. Vagi, Coinage and history of the Roman Empire, c. 82 B.C.--A.D. 480, Volume 1 (Taylor & Francis, 2000), 381.

Sources[]

Prosopographia Imperii Romani p. 360.

[1] David L. Vagi, Coinage and history of the Roman Empire, c. 82 B.C.--A.D. 480, Volume 1 (Taylor & Francis, 2000), 381.

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