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Æ33 - Maximinus ΕΠ ϹΤ ΑΥΡ ΕΛΕΝΟΥ ΕΡΥΘΡΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Erythrae (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus Thrax facing right, depicted from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy exhibits the characteristic thick-necked, heavily built portrait type associated with Maximinus. A partially preserved Greek legend surrounds the bust along the periphery of the flan, which is irregular and shows a notch on the left edge. The overall style is consistent with provincial bronze coinage struck under the authority of the city of Erythrae in the Conventus of Smyrna. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal view of a tetrastyle temple with four columns surmounted by an arcuated lintel, rendered in the standard provincial architectural style. Within the intercolumniation stands a figure, tentatively identified as Heracles, depicted facing front with head turned to the right, and apparently holding a spear and club. The architectural detail of the temple façade is characteristic of civic pride coinage from Ionian cities of the Severan and early Gordian periods. The reverse legend, distributed around the field, names the local strategos Aurelius Helenos and identifies the issuing city of the Erythraeans. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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