Æ31 - Maximinus ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ

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.