Sestertius - Maximinus Thrax P M TR P II COS P P S C, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year236
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSestertius (1/8)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.4 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.2#28, OCRE#ric.4.max_i.28
Obverse descriptionBust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Maximus Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Maximus, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMaximinus Thrax, standing left in triumphal quadriga, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and being crowned by Victory; helmeted soldier leading one of the horses.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P II COS P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (236)  - -
Catalog ID8399668180
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