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Æ38 - Maximinus ΑΒΥΔΗΝ
| Issuer | Abydus (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΝΟϹ (sic) (Translation: Emperor Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) |
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| Mintage | ND (235-238) |
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Abydos, the Hellespontine city that controlled the narrowest crossing between Europe and Asia, retained its civic coinage rights well into the third century under the Conventus of Adramyteum. Maximinus Thrax, who seized power in 235 after murdering Severus Alexander, was the first emperor never to set foot in Rome during his reign — the provincial loyalty expressed through issues like this one was, for him, the only kind he reliably received.
The Hellespontine mints were small operations; the 38mm flan on this piece is notably large for the region's output under Maximinus.