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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4651505, member: 74834&quot;]Yes, Maximinus Thrax is an emperor that I didn&#039;t want in my collection for a long time. He rose as an usurpator against Severus Alexander, who tried to contain barbarian enemies more with diplomacy and bribes, and less with the army. In the end Severus was murdered in March, 235 along with his mother Julia Mamaea so Maximinus could be emperor. It was the end of the Severan dynasty, that had started with Septimius Severus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1148764[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>However, a few years ago this coin came along (together with a number of other fine Alexandrian tetradrachms) and I couldn&#039;t resist adding the hated Maximinus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tetradrachm Maximinus I (235-238), Alexandria. Year 3 (=237/8). Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus right. Rev. Bust of Hermanubis right, slight drapery, wearing modius; L Γ (date) to left, caduceus surmounted by palm frond to right. 22 mm, 11.81 gr. Emmett 3282.3.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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