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Æ30 - Maximinus ΕΠΙ ϹΕΠ ΜΕΝΕϹΤΡΑΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΡ Α ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar facing right, rendered in three-quarter frontal perspective. The portrait displays characteristic youthful features consistent with Maximus as Caesar under his father Maximinus Thrax. A circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border. The engraving style is typical of the Sardian civic mint, with competent but provincial workmanship. |
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| Reverse description | A large calathus (sacred wicker basket) occupies the central field, from which a serpent rears upward to the right, a motif associated with Dionysiac and chthonic cult symbolism prominent at Sardes. The basket is flanked by a poppy head to one side and ears of grain to the other, emphasizing the city's fertile and religious character. A multi-line Greek inscription in the lower field and a circular legend around the periphery identify the magistrate and the city's neocorate status. The composition is characteristic of Sardian civic bronze issues of the Severan and post-Severan periods. |
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| Mintage | ND (235-238) |
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