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RIC 67 of Maximinus I

Maximinus Æ Sestertius. 235-236 AD. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG S-C, Victory advancing right bearing wreath & palm. Cohen 100, BMC 108.

Lot No.3502. gFine. 13.6g, 30mm.

$ 225.

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.