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Æ25 - Maximinus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Uitgever | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 235-238 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥ(Γ) (Translation: Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus) |
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| Oplage | ND (235-238) |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Nicaea's civic bronze coinage under Maximinus Thrax reflects an awkward political reality: the city was obligated to honor an emperor it had no hand in choosing. Maximinus never visited the eastern provinces — he spent his entire reign campaigning on the Rhine and Danube frontiers — yet cities like Nicaea dutifully issued bronzes in his name. The arrangement was purely administrative, a loyalty signal to an emperor who probably never saw the coins.
Nicaea had been a major issuing city since the Hellenistic period, and its mint was competent and prolific. The VI#3275 reference places this within a well-documented civic series.