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<p>[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 4650629, member: 93702"]Purchased on May 8th .... arrived July 21st.</p><p>I am a little embarrassed to say I completely forgot that this coin was en route. </p><p>So a very pleasant surprise at the mailbox today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1148529[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Maximinus II Daia AE Follis Nicomedia Mint 310-311 AD Obverse: <b>IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG</b> Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right Reverse: <b>GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H (CMH is ligate)</b> Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand References: RIC 66c Size: 29mm, 5.86g </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>From Forvm: The meaning of the CMH ligature, used at Nicomedia and Cyzicus, is uncertain but it may be a mark of value indicating 48 coins per pound of bronze.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Quick video...</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VeSsNXaAbmg[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please post any mailbox surprises or coins of Maximinus II Daia</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 4650629, member: 93702"]Purchased on May 8th .... arrived July 21st. I am a little embarrassed to say I completely forgot that this coin was en route. So a very pleasant surprise at the mailbox today. [ATTACH=full]1148529[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Maximinus II Daia AE Follis Nicomedia Mint 310-311 AD Obverse: [B]IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG[/B] Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right Reverse: [B]GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H (CMH is ligate)[/B] Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand References: RIC 66c Size: 29mm, 5.86g [/SIZE] [SIZE=3] [I]From Forvm: The meaning of the CMH ligature, used at Nicomedia and Cyzicus, is uncertain but it may be a mark of value indicating 48 coins per pound of bronze.[/I][/SIZE] Quick video... [MEDIA=youtube]VeSsNXaAbmg[/MEDIA] [B]Please post any mailbox surprises or coins of Maximinus II Daia[/B][/QUOTE]
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