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Coin Detail
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ID:
153542
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Maximinus I
Date Ruled:
AD 235-238
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 236-238
Weight:
28.58 g
Obverse Legend:
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Obverse Description:
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
FIDES MILITVM / S C
Reverse Description:
Fides Militum standing facing, head left, holding military standards
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 078
Reference2:
Alram 021-5
Reference3:
BMCRE 139
Reference4:
Cohen 013
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=51543
Grade:
VF, green patina
Notes:
Heavy flan for issue. This later portrait of Maximinus displays an almost grotesque physiognomy, resembling Frankenstein's monster. This, coupled with primary sources' depictions of him as a hulking giant over 8 feet tall, has led some modern historians to conclude he suffered from excessive human growth hormone.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
