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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2550332, member: 73473&quot;]It should come to no surprise that I like Emperor Magnus Maximus. Some of the reasons are because he was the last strong man of the Western Roman Empire, and the last Emperor to personally campaign across the Rhine(384). Him being a fellow Spaniard and having an awesome name doesn&#039;t hurt either!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>His capital for most of his reign was Augusta Treverorum, modern day Trier. Trier was also the economic capital of Gaul as it was the most populous city of that region. More importantly, and probably the reason why Maximus chose it to be his capital was because Trier served as a forward operating base against any attacks into germania.</p><p>Anyway, portraits on coins of Maximus vary from mint to mint and we don&#039;t know what exactly he looked like. In some coins he looks young and energetic, i.e. my avatar coin, and in others he looks tired and somber. Coins from Trier also vary wildly in their depiction of him; some of which are actually quite anatomically humorous! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now to my coin!</p><p>I recently won this baby at auction for a super cheap price, which is an anomaly when buying Siliquae.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]547937[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Magnus Maximus, 383-388 Siliqua Treveri circa 383-388, AR 18.5mm., 1.84g. D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM Roma enthroned facing, head l., holding globe and spear; in exergue, TRPS. RIC 84b. C20.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attractive old cabinet tone. Good Very Fine/About Extremely Fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been wanting a coin from this specific die for sometime; CNG has sold numerous coins from this die for hefty prices that were above my budget.</p><p>Here they are</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251438" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251438" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251438</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=287343" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=287343" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=287343</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=198401" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=198401" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=198401</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This specific portrait is in my opinion one of the finer ones of Maximus. Probably because it makes him look happy and optimistic, a look that is sometimes lacking on later Roman coins.</p><p>Man, don&#039;t I look good on that coin!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Trier</p><p>[ATTACH=full]547938[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Imperial residence at Trier; what a beautiful building!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]547939[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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