Cilicia, Tarsos, Maximinus I
240,00 €
Description
Cilicia, Tarsos, Maximinus I (235 – 238 AD). ΑVΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟVΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΤΑΡCΟΥ ΤΗC ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄWC; Hercules standing facing, head right, holding chlamys and leaning on club; A-M-K in left field, Γ-B in right.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE36 |
| Weight [g]: | 23,00 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG BN Paris 1609 (same dies) |
| Commentary: | bronze, dark surfaces with lighter highlights, holed, two minor flan cracks |
Historical Context
Maximinus was of impressive physique and his depictions on the coinage, with very strong chin and nose, suggest some kind of overgrowth.
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