Maximinus II Daia
(309-313 A.D.) - AE Nummus (Reduced Follis) - 22.04mm, 7.04gr |
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Obverse - IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Maximinus, his laureate head right |
Reverse - GENIO IMP-ERATORIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera (from which liquor flows), and left cornucopiae. A crescent in right field above patera. Crescent over Altar in left field, Δ in right field. ANT in Exergue. |
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Minted at officina officina 4 (Δ) in Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) in 310-311 A.D. Reference: Sutherland, C.H.V., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 6 (RIC), Antioch, p638, nr 148c. Voetter, Otto, "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiser, Kaiserinnen und Caesaren von Diocletianus bis Romulus, Katalog der hinterlassenen Sammlung und Aufzeichnung des Herrn Paul Gerin" (Voetter-Gerin), Antiochia, Maximinus Daia, p42, #21. General reference works: Failmezger, V., "Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism To Christianity 294-364 A.D.", nr 197dM2 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p283, nr 13. Quality: Very Fine+ Scarcity: C |