Sestertius - Maximinus Thrax FIDES MILITVM S C; 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	236-238
Value	Sestertius (⅛)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	19 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280327
References	RIC IV.2# 78 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.78 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM

Translation:
Maximinus Pius Augustus Germanicus.
Maximinus the pious, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.

Reverse

Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FIDES MILITVM S C

Translation:
Fides Militum. Senatus Consultum.
Loyalty of the soldiers. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 10.07–25.71 g;
Diameter varies: 28–34 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 (236-238)

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