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Æ31 - Maximinus ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ 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 | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus I Thrax facing right, depicted from behind, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder visible over the cuirass. The imperial effigy is rendered in the robust, martial style characteristic of Severan-era provincial coinage. The surrounding Greek legend is arranged in a circular band around the portrait field, enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) |
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Maximinus Thrax never set foot in the Greek East during his three-year reign, yet cities like Magnesia ad Maeandrum continued issuing bronze in his name as a matter of political protocol. The magistrate name Bassos recorded in the inscription places this coin within a datable administrative sequence for the city, useful for reconstructing the local coinage chronology when cross-referenced against other Magnesian issues of the 230s.
Magnesia's bronze coinage under the Severan and immediately post-Severan emperors is notable for its die-linking complexity — a relatively small city producing a surprisingly diverse range of reverse types across short reigns.