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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Maximinus II| > RL98399
Maximinus II Daia, May 310 - 30 April 313 A.D.
|Maximinus| |II|, |Maximinus| |II| |Daia,| |May| |310| |-| |30| |April| |313| |A.D.|, Mars is usually depicted nude, but here Mars is shown in military garb. Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian. He was the father of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. In early Rome, he was second in importance only to Jupiter, and the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army. Most of his festivals were held in March, the month named for him (Latin Martius), and in October, which began and ended the season for military campaigning and farming.
RL98399. Billon follis, RIC VI Ticinum 123a (S), Cohen VII 131, SRCV IV 14883, Hunter V -, EF, well centered, toned bare bronze, flow lines, scattered light encrustation, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 5.02g, maximum diameter 22.3mm, die axis 0o, c. 312 - 313 A.D.; obverse MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse MARTI CONSERVATORI (Mars the Protector), Mars in military dress, advancing right holding transverse spear in right, resting left hand on shield, PT in exergue; scarce; SOLD











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