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Diassaria - Maximinus I NIKAIEΩN
| Issuer | Nicaea, Bithynia |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Value | Diassarion (1/5) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I facing right, rendered with characteristic strong features including a broad forehead, heavy brow, and short beard, consistent with official portraiture of this emperor. The paludamentum is visible over the left shoulder, with detailed military cuirass beneath. The Greek legend encircles the bust along the periphery within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Γ IOV OVH MAΞIMEINOC AVΓ (Translation: Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Athena standing facing, head turned to left, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a long spear upright in her left hand; a round shield rests at her feet to the lower left. The figure is rendered in the classical provincial style, with drapery falling in vertical folds. The ethnic legend NIKAIEΩN is inscribed in the field around the central type. |
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