Æ52 - Maximinus ΕΠΙ Γ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΛΙΤΩΝΟϹ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerNysa (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year235-238
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight49.22 g
Dimensions52 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#4808
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ ΓΑ Ι ΟΥΗΡ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ?
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionMên standing facing, head left, wearing Phrygian cap, holding long sceptre and patera, in front of archaic cult-statue of Ares standing nude, right,wearing helmet, holding spea (?) and small round shield
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ Γ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΛΙΤΩΝΟϹ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ
(Translation: under the grammateus Artemidoros, the son of Meliton, concord of the Nysaeans and Lacedaemonians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (235-238)  - -
Catalog ID4996990650
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