We just had a wonderful thread on Maximinus Thrax, the giant. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/maximinus-thrax.381866/ This coin of his son arrived today and rather than bury it at the end of that thread, I am starting a new one: Maximus, 235-238 Denarius. 21-19 mm. 2.59 grams. PRINC IVVENTVTIS (Prince of youth) Bare-headed bust right MAXIMVS CAES GERM, which tells us it is after the German victories of Maximinus RIC 3. "early A.D. 236 -- March-April 238" BMC (which is more recent and better for this reign than RIC) 211 (under Maximinus) plate 40 "issue 3, late 236-237". That photo was taken with my very old iPad. Here is the auction-house photo (Leu, web auction 16 , lot 3592): When I got the coin I was happy that the surface was not so "dry". I do not claim to be a good photographer of coins, but, in hand, the coin looks more like my photo with its slightly more metallic glint. Their photo was good, but with thousands of lots photographed for a single auction, some coins will be a bit better than their photos (and some worse).
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
Sorry guys, but I'm the winner for the ugliest Maximus; for 40 $, can I ask more ? Jérome Mairat determined three types of portraits of this young Caesar :Type A: consular portrait; Type B: military portrait; Type C: triumphant portrait. 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. The "baton" he holds on this reverse symbolizes the destiny of the Empire. Maximus Sestertius Rome 29mm 19.65g MAXIMVS CAES GERM / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S-C Maximus holding baton & spear RIC 13
I have noticed that many of these sestertii -- such as @dougsmit's example above and @octavius' example here -- have red encrustations on them. Mine, too. I wonder if they are all from the same hoard. Maximus, Caesar AD 235/6-238. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.54 g, 31.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Obv: MAXIMVS CAES GERM, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S C, Maximus standing left in military dress, holding baton in right hand and transverse spear in left hand; behind him, two standards. Refs: RIC 13; BMCRE 213-17; Cohen 14; RCV 8411; MIR 37-5; Banti 6.
Mine: You are a LOT better than Frank Robinson. But I think both of you could benefit from investing in a decent camera.
Maximus Caesar (son of Maximinus I) AR Denarius, 235-38 AD. Obv. Draped bust right, IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAES / Rev. Sacrificial implements: lituus [curved augural staff], knife, jug, simpulum [ladle] & sprinkler, PIETAS AVG. RIC IV-2 1, RSC III 1, Sear RCV III 8404, BMCRE 118. 19 mm., 1.7 g. Speaking of Frank Robinson's photos, here's yet another one I need to redo one of these days:
The coin at the start of the threat is great. It was on my watch list for this auction and I’m glad I did not bid. I still have to get a Maximus of this quality.
Wrong. Rome mint, A.D. 236-238 Obv: MAXIMVS CAES GERM Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS - Maximus, standing left, holding baton and transverse scepter, with 2 standards behind him, between S and C RIC 13 29mm, 19.2g.