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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4940736, member: 99554&quot;][ATTACH=full]1187645[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking for a budget Sestertius of <b>Maximus</b> for a while. I got the chance to buy an example last week without ruining myself; so I jumped on the occasion.</p><p><br /></p><p>History: <b>Maximus</b> is the son of Maximinus I and Paulina. In 236 AD he received the title of Caesar and that of Prince of Youth. After the victory of Maximinus I Thrace over the Germans, he is associated with his father who receives the title of Germanicus. When the Senate condemned his father to death, he was murdered by his own troops along with his father near Aquileia, around April 15, 238 AD as he entered adulthood.</p><p>Jérome Mairat determined three types of portraits of this young Caesar :Type A: consular portrait; Type B: military portrait; Type C: triumphant portrait. Maximus acceded to the position of Caesar in February or March 236 AD. The coinage in his name therefore began during the second issue. The portrait of <b>Maximus</b> seems to follow the evolution of that of his father, with a face with regular features (type B), then, from the third issue, a “triumphal” type C portrait, characterized by a strong jaw. According to tradition, <b>Maximus</b>, who became Caesar and heir to the imperial throne, receives the title of “<i>Prince of Youth</i>” ( PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS ). The &quot;baton&quot; he holds on the back symbolizes the destiny of the Empire. We find this attribute on the PROVIDENTIA AVG type with the explicit legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1187643[/ATTACH] </p><p>So here is my new baby :</p><p>Maximus Sestertius</p><p>236-238 AD&nbsp; Rome 29mm 19.65g</p><p>MAXIMVS CAES GERM / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S-C</p><p>Maximus holding baton &amp; spear, 2 standards behind him.</p><p>RIC 13</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1187644[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; So please show us your Maximus&#039; coins !</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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