Maximinus I Thrax, 20 March 235 - late May 238 A.D.Silver denarius, RIC IV 7A, BMCRE VI 137, RSC III 9, SRCV III 8307, EF, toned, Rome mint, weight 2.739g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 0o, 236 - 238 A.D.; obverse IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing sightly left, flanked by a military standard in each hand. An ironic reverse legend for an emperor murdered by his own troops not long after this coin was minted. Maximinus| coins| for sale| in the Forum| Ancient| Coins| shop| Maximinus I was a giant of a man, and possessed of natural fighting ability. He rose through the ranks of the Roman army during the reign of Severus Alexander. After a successful governorship in Mesopotamia, he was sent to the Rhine frontier to oversee the regions army recruitment levies. In 235 A.D. he was proclaimed emperor by troops offended by Severus Alexander's peace loving character, and the galling fact that his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the true power in the empire. Maximinus campaigned with great success against the Germanic tribes, but his great cruelty towards the nobility whom he hated, and general ruthlessness inspired several rebellions, notably the failed Gordian rebellion and then the rebellion of Balbinus and Pupienus. Maximinus marched against the latter two, and during the abortive siege of Aquileia his troops deserted and murdered him. Also see: ERIC - MAXIMINUS I ReferencesAlram, A. Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Maximinus I Thrax (235 / 238). (Wien, 1989).Banti, A. and L. Simonetti. Corpus Nummorum Romanorum. (Florence, 1972-1979). Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l’Empire Romain, Vol. 4: Septimius Severus to Maximinus Thrax. (Paris, 1884). Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham & C.H.V. Sutherland. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol IV, From Pertinax to Uranius Antoninus. (London, 1986). Mattingly, H. & R.A.G. Carson. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. (London, 1923 - 1963). Robinson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow, Vol. III. Pertinax to Aemilian. (Oxford, 1977). Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R. Roman Silver Coins, Volume III, Pertinax to Balbinus and Pupienus. (London, 1982). Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and Their Values III, The Accession of Maximinus I to the Death of Carinus AD 235 - AD 285. (London, 2005). Obverse Legends:IMPMAXIMINVSPIVSAVG Rarity of Denominations, Average| Weights| of Well Preserved Coins, Mints, and Other InformationAverage well preserved denarius weight 3.04 grams. Denarii are very common but less common than those of Severus Alexander or Gordian III. Sestertii are also common but dupondii and asses are scarce. MintsRome Links- DICTIONARY| OF ROMAN| COINS|
View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| | Maximinus I Thrax, 20 March 235 - late May 238 A.D.Silver denarius, RIC IV 7A, BMCRE VI 137, RSC III 9, SRCV III 8307, EF, toned, Rome mint, weight 2.739g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 0o, 236 - 238 A.D.; obverse IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing sightly left, flanked by a military standard in each hand. An ironic reverse legend for an emperor murdered by his own troops not long after this coin was minted. Maximinus| coins| for sale| in the Forum| Ancient| Coins| shop| Maximinus I was a giant of a man, and possessed of natural fighting ability. He rose through the ranks of the Roman army during the reign of Severus Alexander. After a successful governorship in Mesopotamia, he was sent to the Rhine frontier to oversee the regions army recruitment levies. In 235 A.D. he was proclaimed emperor by troops offended by Severus Alexander's peace loving character, and the galling fact that his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the true power in the empire. Maximinus campaigned with great success against the Germanic tribes, but his great cruelty towards the nobility whom he hated, and general ruthlessness inspired several rebellions, notably the failed Gordian rebellion and then the rebellion of Balbinus and Pupienus. Maximinus marched against the latter two, and during the abortive siege of Aquileia his troops deserted and murdered him. Also see: ERIC - MAXIMINUS I References Alram, A. Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Maximinus I Thrax (235 / 238). (Wien, 1989).Banti, A. and L. Simonetti. Corpus Nummorum Romanorum. (Florence, 1972-1979). Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l’Empire Romain, Vol. 4: Septimius Severus to Maximinus Thrax. (Paris, 1884). Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham & C.H.V. Sutherland. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol IV, From Pertinax to Uranius Antoninus. (London, 1986). Mattingly, H. & R.A.G. Carson. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. (London, 1923 - 1963). Robinson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow, Vol. III. Pertinax to Aemilian. (Oxford, 1977). Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R. Roman Silver Coins, Volume III, Pertinax to Balbinus and Pupienus. (London, 1982). Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and Their Values III, The Accession of Maximinus I to the Death of Carinus AD 235 - AD 285. (London, 2005). Obverse Legends:IMPMAXIMINVSPIVSAVG Rarity of Denominations, Average| Weights| of Well Preserved Coins, Mints, and Other InformationAverage well preserved denarius weight 3.04 grams. Denarii are very common but less common than those of Severus Alexander or Gordian III. Sestertii are also common but dupondii and asses are scarce. MintsRome Links- DICTIONARY| OF ROMAN| COINS|
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