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RIC 13.1 of Maximinus I

Maximinus I Denarius. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providence standing left holding cornucopiae & wand pointed at globe at foot. RSC 77a.

Lot No.3428. VF. 2.7g.

$ 65.

Maximius I the Thracian (or Maximius Thrax) was a great general who was proclaimed emperor in 235 AD. He overthrew Severus Alexander, but was declared public enemy by the Senate and was killed by his own troops in 238 AD.