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Æ26 - Maximinus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus I Thrax facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, a common provincial convention emphasizing the military character of the effigy. The portrait displays the characteristic broad-shouldered, powerful features associated with Maximinus. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Helios, the solar deity, depicted in dynamic motion driving a two-horse chariot (biga) to the right, his radiate figure conveying divine speed and celestial energy. The god holds the reins in his left hand and a whip in his right hand, with the horses shown in full gallop. The ethnic legend of the issuing city is inscribed around the field, identifying this as a civic bronze of Prusa ad Olympum. The composition reflects the Hellenistic artistic tradition common to Bithynian provincial coinage of the Severan and post-Severan periods. |
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