Maximinus II; AE Follis, Cyzicus; Herakles

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SKU: 004-07-06-44953

Description

Maximinus II Daia (310 – 313 AD). AE Follis, Cyzicus mint 311-312 AD. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right / HERCVLI VICTORI; Hercules standing front, head to right, placing his right hand on his hip and resting left on club set on ground, lion skin draped over his left arm, S in left field; MKV in ex.

Specifications

Diameter [mm]: AE22
Weight [g]: 6,94
Grade: gF/F
Attribution: RIC 89a
Commentary: rare; olive-grey patina with some deposits and reddish areas

Historical Context

Even after the Edict of Toleration, issued by his uncle Galerius in 311 AD, Maximinus II persecuted the Christians until shortly before his death when he issued his own edict allowing the Christian worship.

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