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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8219352, member: 80952&quot;]Before collecting ancients, I was not aware of the existence of Maximinus Thrax. I think I first saw his coins here on CT and I was impressed by his portrait and his story.</p><p>I read Historia Augusta (being fully aware that it might be mainly fiction and taking it with a grain of salt).</p><p>I am not sure how much is true from Maximinus Thrax&#039;s history, but I like to think something is, perhaps 1%. Anyway, he was not a short man.</p><p>From wiki page:</p><p><i>According to Historia Augusta, &quot;he was of such size, so Cordus reports, that men said he was eight-foot, one finger (c. 2.4 metres) in height&quot;. He is also in The List Of Tallest People, he is listed at 7 feet and 10 inches. It is very likely however that this is one of the many exaggerations in the Historia Augusta, and is immediately suspect due to its citation of &quot;Cordus&quot;, one of several fictitious authorities the work cites.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Many legends survived - he drank 26 liters of wine every day (probably the amount I drink in 5 years), he was using his wife&#039;s bracelet as a thumb ring.</p><p>Anyway what is certain is that Maximinus Thrax ruled in a very agitated period of the Roman Empire and his reign was not exactly peaceful.</p><p><br /></p><p>He is not one of the rare emperors and getting a Maximinus Thrax in &quot;one coin per emperor&quot; collections is not a very difficult task.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last year I managed to buy a cheap Sestertius and I am satisfied with it, especially the reverse. The obverse is corroded and probably this is what other bidders didn&#039;t like. I don&#039;t mind. But what I would have liked - the portrait to show better the acromegaly.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443132[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sestertius Æ</p><p>30 mm., 19,25 g.</p><p>RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 64</p><p>Date Range: AD 235 - AD 236</p><p>IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right / SALVS AVGVSTI S C, Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar</p><p><br /></p><p>So when there was still budget remaining in auctions (my main interest stops at the beginning on 3rd century so when auctions reached Thrax, usually all the budget is gone), I tried to steal a coin from him.</p><p>My attempts failed, either I didn&#039;t like the coins or when I liked them, they were too expensive as the price I was willing to pay for a coin suiting my tastes would have been 40 EUR maximum.</p><p>Managed to get one. The portrait is exactly what i wanted - the only issue on the coin is on the reverse, at 12 o clock, where probably a bad die/clumsy work made the year almost absent. After checking the possible similar coins, I think it can only be TRP II</p><p>AD 236</p><p>Very pleased with the coin and it has a reverse I didn&#039;t have in my collection so another plus. And it was cheaper than my estimate, so a good addition.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>21 mm, 2,38 g.</p><p>AD 236</p><p>MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right / P M TR P II COS P P, Maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand</p><p>RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 4; RSC 56</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post Maximimus Thrax coins or, my usual curiosity, coins you won from auctions at a price lower than your expectations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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