AR Denarius 236AD Rome Mint

Emperor Maximinus I Thrax 235-38AD
obv. Emperor laureate bust
rev. Pax standing/holding branch/scepter
2.68g.
20mm

 

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Very nice coin with a great portrait.

 

Nice addition, I have the same type.


Maximinus (235 - 238 A.D)
AR Denarius
O: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter.
20mm
3.1g
Rome
RIC 019 RSC 037

 

This emperor has a very distinctive portrait, nice coins!

 

Another great coin Pman. And, yes, you have to love this guys portrait.

 

what a sweet denarius of this guy, pretty much as struck right?

i have this ugly little as of the thrax man (hey, it was 3 bucks).



MAXIMINUS I, As, (Æ 25) 235-238 AD
O: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate , draped and cuirassed, R: VICTO -RI -A AVG / S | C Victoria ( Victory ) walking right, holding a wreath in her right hand and a palm of the left hand, Rome mint, RIC 69, 25 mm 10.6 g

 

I'm glad Pman has branched out into superb denarii. I think there is no emperor whose denarii average higher quality strikes than Maximinus Thrax, and that coin is a good example of how nice they can be.

 

Another sweet score!! ... congrats, panzerdawg

I have an example as well



... all of our snow melted during the past few days (amazing to have grass in April)

 

Again, Wow, awesome.

 

Thanks for comments and great coin posts! Ars Classica has three upcoming auctions, check it out....paradise f

 

....r ancient coin lovers. Again, so many ravishing coins, never enough $...so sad!
Have to leave for work.

 

Beautiful OP @panzerman and wonderful posts everyone!!

I've already posted my similar example of the 'as struck' example that so many of us apparently have.......It seems that numerous hoards were discovered over the last several decades (back to the '80's ?) and all apparently were 'fresh out of the mint' and then buried---The reasons precisely why they were hidden and abandoned are what I crave to know, but we can all speculate on the usual circumstances why Thrax and company never were able to return and claim the 'treasure'.

 

it would have been nice, if they would have buried hoards of his aurei too! These are really $$$$$$.

 

I checked it out awhile ago. I got a nose bleed from the estimates.

 

Roman Empire
Maximinus I Thrax 235-238 CE
AR Denarius
Victory reverse (Germanic campaigns)

 

Maximinus coins seem to bring a premium when the portrait is a bit uglier than average. The 'giant' emperor probably did have the exaggerated nose and chin we see on some of his coins. The one below gets points for naming the German enemy on both sides.