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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.281
People
Maximinus I Thrax, Roman (r. 235 - 238 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Maximinus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
235-238
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169331

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
20.76 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA GERMANICA / S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV(B), 90, p. 147; BMCRE 191

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.281
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: MAXIMINUS PIUS AUG GERM, laureate bust of Maximinus r.
Reverse: VICTORIA GERMANICA / S C, Victory, holding wreath and palm, standing l.; at her feet, a captive.

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