Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ], Flaviopolis

Émetteur Flaviopolis
Année 235-236
Type Standard circulation coin
Valeur Hexassarion (0.6)
Devise Drachm
Composition Bronze
Poids 22.70 g
Diamètre 31 mm
Épaisseur
Forme Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Graveur(s)
En circulation jusqu’à
Référence(s) SNG Levante#1553, SNG France#2196-7, SNG von Aulock#5565
Description de l’avers Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I, on the left, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, on the right.
Écriture de l’avers Greek
Légende de l’avers ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥ[Η ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟ[Ϲ Γ Ι] ΟΥ[Η ΜΑΞΙ]MΟϹ Κ
Description du revers Serapis seated facing, wearing kalathos, sacrificing from patera in his right hand over lighted altar and holding cornucopiae in his left; to left, amphora; to right, skyphos.
Écriture du revers Greek
Légende du revers [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]
Tranche
Atelier
Tirage ND (235-236) - CY 163 -
ID Numisquare 2146188900
Informations supplémentaires

Historical Context: This Hexassarion, issued by Flaviopolis in Cilicia (235-236 AD), captures the turbulent genesis of the Crisis of the Third Century. It features Maximinus I Thrax, the first "barracks emperor," alongside his son Maximus Caesar. Maximinus's reign was defined by military rule and

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