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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2854952, member: 44316&quot;]Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor 235-238, didn&#039;t issue many different types. The most desirable type among his denarii is the VOTIS type:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]678416[/ATTACH]</p><p>Early style.</p><p>VOTIS / DECENNA /LIBVS</p><p>BMC 17</p><p>BMC, page 90, comments that this reverse type is found with both the early and big chin portraits.</p><p>Sear 8319, not illustrated there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sought it for a long time before getting one. In August I got the type as a sestertius and as a dupondius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]678417[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus, sestertius. 28-26 mm. 14.92 grams. 12:00. </p><p>IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG</p><p>VOTIS/DECENNA/LIBVS/SC in wreath</p><p>Sear 8343. RIC 75. BMC 40.</p><p>The VOTIS types (denarius above, dupondius next) are early and usually have the early portrait style. This sestertius, however, is much like the &quot;big chin&quot; style except the chin is not quite so big. Perhaps this die was engraved right at the time of style transition. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]678418[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus, dupondius, 26 mm. 10.645 grams. 6:00. </p><p>IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG</p><p>VOTIS/DECENNA/LIBVS/SC in wreath</p><p>Sear 8354. RIC 76. BMC 42. </p><p>Early portrait style.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;d like to see more of his coins and portraits, see my site:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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