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Sestertius with bust of Maximinus I Thrax
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 236–238
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.95 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed (?), right.
MAXIMINVSPIVSAVGGERM
Reverse: Salus seated left, holding patera in right hand to feed serpent rising from altar and resting left elbow on back of throne.
SALVSAVGVSTI In ex.: S C
MAXIMINVSPIVSAVGGERM
Reverse: Salus seated left, holding patera in right hand to feed serpent rising from altar and resting left elbow on back of throne.
SALVSAVGVSTI In ex.: S C