Denarius - Gaius Julius Verus Maximus PIETAS AVG
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Maximinus I Thrax (Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) (235-238)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 235-236 |
| Value | Denarius (½) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.965 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 280208 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 1 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.mxs.1Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , BMC RE# 118British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes). , RSC# 1 B.A. Seaby (publisher). Roman Silver Coins. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). Numismatica Varesi (publisher). Monete Italiane Regionali. Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy (18 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAES
Unabridged legend: Iulius Verus Maximus Caesar.
Translation: Julius Verus Maximus Caesar.
Reverse
Priestly emblems: jug between lituus and knife on left and to right, simpulum and sprinkler.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PIETAS AVG
Unabridged legend: Pietas Augusti.
Translation: Piety of the emperor.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.197–3.69 g; Diameter varies: 18.5–21 mm; Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Source: ERIC II Vol. III Maximus 3
NGC AU 5/5 4/5 - #4883453-002
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (235-236) | |||||||||||||||
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