Nummius Tuscus (fl. late 3rd to early 4th century) was a

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who was appointed

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in AD 295.

Biography

A member of the

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Nummii, Nummius Tuscus was probably the son of Marcus Nummius Tuscus, the

of 258. He himself was appointed ''consul prior'' alongside

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in 295. Sometime between 295 and 302, Nummius Tuscus served as the proconsular curator of ''Aquarum et Miniciae''; this was followed by his appointment as ''

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'' of

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, a position he held from 19 February 302 until 12 September 303.Martindale & Jones, pg. 927 Sometime during the reign of the emperor

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(AD 306–312), Nummius Tuscus and 12 other senators each contributed 400,000

sesterces The ''sestertius'' (: ''sestertii'') or sesterce (: sesterces) was an ancient Roman coin. During the Roman Republic it was a small, silver coin issued only on rare occasions. During the Roman Empire it was a large brass coin. The name ''sester ...

, probably for the construction of a building in Rome.

Sources

* Chastagnol, André, ''Les Fastes de la Prefecture de Rome au Bas-Empire'' (1962) * Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)

References

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