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Æ21 - Maximinus ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Confronted busts of two co-rulers occupying the central field: at left, the laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus Thrax facing right; at right, the bare-headed, draped bust of Caesar Maximus facing left, the two effigies positioned face-to-face in the characteristic provincial 'vis-à-vis' arrangement. The encircling Greek legend naming both rulers runs around the periphery. The style is typical of the Smyrnaean provincial mint of the Severan era. |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ Κ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ ΚΑΙ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Maximinus and Maximus Caesar) |
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Smyrna held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — three times, a distinction it pursued aggressively and advertised on its coinage throughout the third century. The city had lobbied hard for each grant, and the triple neokorate designation on this issue reflects status won under earlier emperors, still being milked for civic prestige under Maximinus. Maximinus never visited the eastern provinces; he spent his entire reign on the Rhine and Danube frontiers, making provincially-struck coins like this one the primary medium through which his image circulated in Asia Minor.