[eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Subscribe now! Get your charter subscription to eBay magazine. Give us your comments! Test drive the new, revised site. Choice Pax Type AR Denarius of MAXIMINUS Item #128960937 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] Bidding is closed for this item. [Image] [Show description]Currently $41.00 First bid $35.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 3 (bid history) (with [Leave feedback] emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location Philadelphia, PA (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction to Started 07/08/99, 18:37:43 PDT a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 07/15/99, 18:37:43 PDT alert) [Image] Seller praetorian (551) [star] (view comments in seller's Feedback Profile) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) [Image] High bid edcheung (71) [star] [Image] Payment Visa/MasterCard, Money Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks, See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Buyer pays actual shipping charges, Seller ships internationally, See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description This piece was minted during the short reign of Maximinus I, who ruled from 235-238 AD. Maximinus was of Thracian peasant stock, and was a man of great stature and physical strength. He was in charge of recruits on the Rhine when the army, having grown dissatisfied with the unwarlike character of Severus Alexander, declared him emperor and murdered Alexander and his mother. He campaigned against the Germans with considerable success, but his reign was characterized by his hatred of the nobility and ruthless cruelty toward anyone suspected of conspiring against him. This led to the abortive rebellion of the Gordianii, which he promptly suppressed. He was not so fortunate in dealing with the joint emperors Balbinus and Pupienus, as Maximinus and his son were murdered by their own troops in the midst of their advance on Rome. The obverse of this piece depicts the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus facing right, with legends IMP.MAXIMINVS.PIVS.AVG. The reverse features Pax standing half-left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, with legends PAX.AVGVSTI. Coin is struck on an oblongish flan, but otherwise grades a nice VF+, with bold devices and legends where struck up, a well detailed portrait, and even a bit of the original mint lustre still present. A very nice example of the type, catalouged as RSC-31a. All coins guaranteed genuine without limitations. Buyer pays postage/insurance, coin shipped on clearance of funds. PA residents please add appropriate sales tax. Visa/MC accepted for orders of $20 or more. Member ANA, PAN. For more ancients, please visit our WWW page at http://www.philly.infi.net/~mdgeary/ . Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] Bidding Bidding is closed for this item. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Thank you for using eBay! About eBay | SafeHarbor Copyright © 1995-1999 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.