MAXIMUS' budget Sestertius

I was looking for a budget Sestertius of Maximus for a while. I got the chance to buy an example last week without ruining myself; so I jumped on the occasion.

History: Maximus is the son of Maximinus I and Paulina. In 236 AD he received the title of Caesar and that of Prince of Youth. After the victory of Maximinus I Thrace over the Germans, he is associated with his father who receives the title of Germanicus. When the Senate condemned his father to death, he was murdered by his own troops along with his father near Aquileia, around April 15, 238 AD as he entered adulthood.
Jérome Mairat determined three types of portraits of this young Caesar :Type A: consular portrait; Type B: military portrait; Type C: triumphant portrait. Maximus acceded to the position of Caesar in February or March 236 AD. The coinage in his name therefore began during the second issue. The portrait of Maximus seems to follow the evolution of that of his father, with a face with regular features (type B), then, from the third issue, a “triumphal” type C portrait, characterized by a strong jaw. According to tradition, Maximus, who became Caesar and heir to the imperial throne, receives the title of “Prince of Youth” ( PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS ). The "baton" he holds on the back symbolizes the destiny of the Empire. We find this attribute on the PROVIDENTIA AVG type with the explicit legend.


So here is my new baby :
Maximus Sestertius
236-238 AD Rome 29mm 19.65g
MAXIMVS CAES GERM / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S-C
Maximus holding baton & spear, 2 standards behind him.
RIC 13


So please show us your Maximus' coins !

 

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Wow that's awesome ! Good ole MAX

 

Maximus (235 - 238 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: Γ IOVΛ OYHR MAZIMOC KAI, Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: Draped bust of Selene right; crescent moon before; L Γ (date) behind. Dated RY 3 of Maximinus I (AD 236/237).
13.29g
24mm
Milne 3226; Berlin 18208491, Athens 3931; Mathies 60. Emmett 3333.3 (R3).

Ex. Pegasi Numismatics - Auction 42, lot 378, May 19, 2020

Published on Wildwinds

 

..fine looking sest of lil Max!..i haven't a coin of him...yet

 

Nice catch! My prince of youth sestertius of Maximus.

 

RI
Maximus Maximinus Thrax JUNIOR
CE 235-238
AE Sestertius
Rome mint
priestly emblems

 

This one has been posted several times already, the same type as octavius' coin .


Maximus, AE Sestertius: 31 mm, 26.31 gm, 12 h. RIC 13

 

Guess what? No coins of Maximus in the collection. One of the remaining "holes" to fill. Nice examples all.

 

Finding a budget Maximus' sestertius is always difficult I think

Mine wasn't a budget one at all.


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

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My coin wasn't a bargain either . With 5 of us posting the same coin type on this thread indicates these coins are common, however, high-grade examples aren't cheap. Most sestertii of the 3rd century are well within the reach of most collectors wallets compared to sestertii of the 2nd century. Your coin of the same grade struck in the reigns of Vespasian or Hadrian would be very expensive.

 

I don't have a sestertius (or any coins for that matter) of Maximus, but I do have a one of his father!

 

Romancollector, The portrait on that coin is as fine as they come ! The reverse is finely detailed too. What are the specs on the coin ?

 

https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/...-g-12h-rome-mint-3rd-emission-late-ad-236-237

https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?...1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0

 

Thanks @Al Kowsky ! IMHO it compliments your Maximus quite nicely
@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix seems to have beat me to the punch!

 

He's definitely got the Maximinus chin. Like the historical equivalent of a trailer for the Habsburg jaw.

 

For CT members who aren't familiar with the deformity "Hapsburg jaw" let's see what it looks like on a thaler of 1701 depicting Emperor Leopold I, known as the "Hog Mouth". This genetic disorder, known as mandibular prognathism, is the result of generations of inbreeding. Whether or not Maximinus had this deformity is a matter of conjecture, but we do know he was freakishly large. had super-human strength, & was very cruel. No doubt his son inherited his father's famous jutting chin.

 

Yikes! Truly Scary resemblance!