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Maximinus II Daia, May 310 - 30 April 313 A.D.
"This reverse is modeled after the famous statue of the Spirit of the Roman People in the Roman Forum. It is unclear when this statue was last seen as it is now lost. Although the coins celebrate a wide range of spirits (e.g., Rome, Augustus, the Army, etc.), the basic design comes from the same statue...The act of pouring the libation to the emperor illustrates what the Christians were required to do in order not to be persecuted." -- Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism to Christianity 294-364 A.D. by Victor FailmezgerRT97966. Billon follis (large), Hunter V 46 (also 3rd officina), RIC VI Cyzicus 70 (S), SRCV IV 14849, Cohen VII 51, Choice VF, brown patina, well centered, light marks, 3rd officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 6.387g, maximum diameter 25.4mm, die axis 180o, 311 A.D; obverse GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO IMPERATORIS (to the guardian spirit of the Emperor as Commander in Chief), Genius standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, Γ left, three pellets arranged in a vertical line in right field, MKV in exergue; scarce; SOLD
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