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S2337.2 of Maximinus I

Maximinus I Denarius. 235-236 AD. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate & draped bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, a standard in each hand. RIC 7A, RSC 7a.

Lot No.3425. VF. 3.2g.

$ 85.

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.