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RIC 18A.1 of Maximinus I

Maximinus I Denarius. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head left, military standard in each hand. RSC 9.

Lot No.3422. VF/Fine, a worn reverse die. 2.4g.

$ 75.

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.