page_title: Marcus (son of Basiliscus)
hierarchical_section_title: Marcus (son of Basiliscus)
caption_attribution_description: English: Basiliscus and Marcus (475-476). Solidus. Constantinople. D N bASILISCI ET MARC P AVG. Helmeted, cuirassed bust of emperor three-quarters right, holding spear over right shoulder, shield on left shoulder. Rv. SALVS REI * PVBLICAE Є. Basilicus left, Marcus right, nimbate, seated facing; each holding a globe with cross; cross between them, star above; in exergue, CONOB. AV 4.48 grams, 6h. RIC X, 1022; Depeyrot 104; MIRB 7. FDC
context_page_description: Marcus was the son of the East Roman or Byzantine general and usurper Basiliscus, and Zenonis. He was acclaimed Caesar in 475 and later promoted to Augustus, ruling as junior co-emperor to his father. When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, took refuge in a church. Zeno promised not to spill their blood, so he exiled them to Limnae in Cappadocia and subsequently starved them to death.
context_section_description: Marcus (Latin: Flavius Marcus Augustus) (died 476/477) was the son of the East Roman or Byzantine general and usurper Basiliscus, and Zenonis. He was acclaimed Caesar in 475 and later promoted to Augustus, ruling as junior co-emperor to his father. When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, took refuge in a church. Zeno promised not to spill their blood, so he exiled them to Limnae in Cappadocia and subsequently starved them to death.
caption: Solidus of Emperor Marcus with his father Basiliscus.
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