One has to wonder how much is true and how much is hyperbole with the historical accounts of Maximinus. Clearly, he was hated by the senatorial class.
Gladiator is airing at 4:30 PST on Starz, I'm DVRing it right now.
Here is the painted portrait of Severus and Domna...for comparison [ATTACH]
Great coin @Parthicus - I don't own any Sassanian types but may acquire some soon to balance out my Byzantines of the period.
Off my phone, on my laptop...so here's the equestrian statue of Marcus. In close ups, his eyes bulge out a bit. [ATTACH]
I think the famous equestrian statue of Marcus is more compelling...
That was the one I said might be a prutah with an anchor. @TIF was right - it's a rose.
I've got a military one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think you've figured out the attribution congrats...
Here's a provincial, really like the turreted head of Tyche on the reverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pretty cool coin and @Okidoki you have a great eye for detail.
The one in the center looks like it has an anchor on it...
Fantastic reverse @Ancient Aussie and a pretty darn good portrait as well. Excellent score!
One of them looks like a Judaean prutah...
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