Denarius - Maximinus Thrax FIDES MILITVM; Fides
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 | 2.8 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 280226 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 7A (denarius) 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.max_i.7A_denariusOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Maximus Pius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Maximus, the pious emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FIDES MILITVM
Translation:
Fides Militum.
Loyalty of the soldiers.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 1.06–3.82 g;
Diameter varies: 10.81–21 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 10.81–21 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (235-236) | $ 170 | ||||||||||||||
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