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RIC 16 of Maximinus I

Maximinus Thrax Denarius. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory running right bearing wreath & palm. BMC 25, RSC 99a.

Lot No.7097. Toned VF. 2.2g.

$ 55.

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.