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

Emissor Flaviopolis
Ano 235-236
Tipo Standard circulation coin
Valor Hexassarion (0.6)
Moeda Drachm
Composição Bronze
Peso 22.70 g
Diâmetro 31 mm
Espessura
Formato Round (irregular)
Técnica Hammered
Orientação Coin alignment ↑↓
Gravador(es)
Em circulação até
Referência(s) SNG Levante#1553, SNG France#2196-7, SNG von Aulock#5565
Descrição do anverso Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I, on the left, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, on the right.
Escrita do anverso Greek
Legenda do anverso ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥ[Η ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟ[Ϲ Γ Ι] ΟΥ[Η ΜΑΞΙ]MΟϹ Κ
Descrição do reverso 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.
Escrita do reverso Greek
Legenda do reverso [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]
Bordo
Casa da moeda
Tiragem ND (235-236) - CY 163 -
ID Numisquare 2146188900
Informações adicionais

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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