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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 FailmezgerRT87546. Billon follis (large), Hunter V 25 (also 3rd officina), RIC VI Nicomedia 55, SRCV IV 14722, Cohen VII 45, VF, excellent centering, reverse center strike weak, areas of light corrosion, tiny edge crack, 3rd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 4.911g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 180o, as caesar, 308 - 310 A.D.; obverse GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head right; reverse GENIO CAESARIS (to the guardian spirit of the prince) CMH (CMH ligate), Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, SMNΓ in exergue; SOLD
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