...at 1st glance at this coin there is no mistaken of who it is(all signs he suffered gigantism or acromegaly), although his earlier coins depict him looking much like his predecessor, Severus Alexander. His is the quintessential Cinderella like story in his rise to becoming Roman emperor, but one without a fairytale ending for he did not live happily everafter and would be killed in less than 3 years, with his severed head toted on a pole. He is noted to be the 1st emperor in that time known as the crisis of the 3rd century(but that started earlier) and the year of the 6 emperors in 238 CE. POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENTS PEEPS! Maximinus l, Thrax , 235-238 CE MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM bust(l,d&c) right obverse/ VICTORIA GERMANICA, winged victory left holding wreath & palm, seated captive below. 29-30mm, 19.05gms. Rome mint, RIC 90, BMC 191
Here is my Maximinus Thrax..... Yes, that's not Alexander Severus at all, but rather probably a die in which an engraver had carved Alexander Severus, only to be told he was dead and Maximinus Thrax was emperor. So what did he do? Alexander Severus' features were slightly modified to make it look like an older man.
Nice! I like that reverse type. Here's one with similar acromegalic features. This petition to Salus didn't help him, though: Maximinus I, AD 235-238. Roman Æ Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm. Rome, AD 236-238. Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar. Refs: RIC-85; BMCRE-175, Sear-8338; Cohen-92.
That's a great coin ominus1, nice details and nice size, I only have one of his and the portraits a bit average. Thrace Anchialus Maximinus.
What better way to celebrate the year of the 6 Augusti than with a coin proclaiming "the peace of the Augustus"? Bronze Sestertius Rome mint, A.D. 236-238 Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM Rev: PAX AVGVSTI - Pax, standing left, holding branch and traverse scepter between S and C RIC 81 29mm, 15.9g
Here's a denarius of the big guy...FIDES MILITVM. Well, ultimately he was killed by his soldiers after the failed siege of Aquileia and defeat at the hands of Pupienus. So I guess they weren't all that loyal. From a Frank Robinson auction...
There shall be no Maximinus thread without commemorating his "VICTORIA GERMANICA MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM - laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus right VICTORIA GERMANICA - Maximinus, in military attire, standing left, his right hand raised, holding spear in left, German captive seated left at his feet, looking back, emperor crowned by Victory standing left behind him, also holding palm. Sestertius, Rome 236-238 AD 32,34 mm / 21,64 gr RIC 93; BMCRE 198 and pl. 40; Cohen 114; MIR 26-5
I came across this picture on Twitter some time ago, but have no idea where it's from. A paragraph from this webpage seems to describe the one on the right: "At the British Museum’s ‘Defacing the Past: damnation and desecration in Imperial Rome’, visitors can see a number of defaced coins, including a brass sestertius issued during Maximinus’s rule that was later reworked to depict his brutal death. A pole has been carved out of the coin’s original surface just below Maximinus’s head, his eyes are pecked by a bird with a razor-sharp beak, and a worm wriggles out of the back of his skull. On the reverse, another head on a pole has been fashioned out of what was previously a representation of Victory." Both are tooled coins I'd be happy to own.
Here's my sub-5 buck bargain bin Max Thrax! MAXIMINUS I, As, (Æ 25) 235-238 AD O: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate , draped and cuirassed, R: VICTO -RI -A AVG / S | C Victoria ( Victory ) walking right, holding a wreath in her right hand and a palm of the left hand, Rome mint, RIC 69, 25 mm 10.6 g
Rome's "Third Century of Crisis" is always a fun and challenging area for review. Thank you. Here is my contribution to this thread: the ill-fated son of Maximinus Thrax called Maximus (AD 217/220 – May 238). (Not my pictures, only my visitor.)
A rough denarius. Is it just the lighting or has the engraver captured a wistful glint in Mr Thrax's eye? Maximinus I, Thrax, 235-238 AD. Rome, 235 AD. 22mm., 2.76g. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right / P M TR P P P. Maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand. RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 1 (denarius)
Nice capture @ominus1 My family portrait : Maximinus, Denarius - Rome mint AD 236 IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of Maximinus right PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left, holding an olive tree branch 3.33 gr Ref : Cohen #31, RCV #8310 Paulina, Denarius - Rome mint AD 236 DIVA PAULINA, Veiled and draped bust of Paulina right CONSECRATIO, Paulina on peacock flying 3.3 gr Ref : RCV #8400, Cohen #2 Maximus, Sestertius - Rome mint AD 236-238 MAXIMVS CAES GERM, Draped bust of Maximus right PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Maximus standing left with two standards behind him, SC in field 18.64 gr Ref : RCV #8411, Cohen #14 Q