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Æ18 - Maximinus ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ

Issuer	Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus)
Year	235-238
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Diameter	18 mm
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Obverse description	Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus I (Thrax) facing right, portrayed in three-quarter view seen from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy displays the characteristically robust features associated with Maximinus. A partially legible Greek legend encircles the bust in the field.
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Reverse description	The infant Dionysus is depicted seated to the right with arms outstretched, resting upon a cista mystica — the sacred basket associated with the Dionysiac mysteries. A serpent coils around the cista, a canonical Bacchic iconographic element symbolizing the mystic rites. The ethnic legend ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ arcs around the design, identifying the issuing city of Magnesia ad Maeandrum. The composition reflects the strong Dionysiac cult tradition maintained at Magnesia during the Imperial period.
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