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Denarius - Maximinus Thrax VICTORIA AVG; Victory

Denarius - Maximinus Thrax (VICTORIA AVG; Victory) - obverseDenarius - Maximinus Thrax (VICTORIA AVG; Victory) - reverse

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Features

Issuer RomeRoman 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 3 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
280258
References RIC IV.2# 16 (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.16_denarius
Online 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

Unabridged legend: Imperator Maximus Pius Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander, Maximus, the pious emperor.

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA AVG

Unabridged legend: Victoria Augusti.

Translation: Victory of the emperor.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.15–3.65 g;
Diameter varies: 18–21.1 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
ND (235-236)  $ 97 $ 140

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