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Æ29 - Maximinus ΕΠΙ ΓΡ Λ ΟΥΛ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features of Maximus as Caesar. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters. The overall style is consistent with the provincial die-cutting tradition of Ionian Asia Minor under the Severan–Gordian transitional period. |
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| Obverse lettering | Γ ΙΟΥΛ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ Κ (Translation: Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Maximus Caesar) |
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Magnesia ad Maeandrum issued coins under the authority of a named local magistrate — here Lucius Ulpius Paulus, whose title as grammateus (civic secretary) appears abbreviated in the obverse legend. This was a common but meaningful practice in the Conventus of Miletus: civic pride expressed through bureaucratic accountability, the magistrate's name permanently fixed in bronze. Maximinus Thrax never visited the eastern provinces; his three-year reign was consumed entirely by military campaigns along the Rhine and Danube before his murder outside Aquileia in 238.