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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8219481, member: 85693&quot;]Nice one, [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER] - that great portrait more than makes up for any weaknesses on the reverse, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course you can&#039;t have just one Maximinus Thrax - you have to have all three portrait types!&nbsp; Coin Talk&#039;s [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great site for this here:</p><p><br /></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></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two of the three portrait types (&quot;big chin&quot; and &quot;late&quot;) - I do not have the Severus Alexander types (&quot;early&quot;):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443206[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my nicest sestertius (&quot;late&quot; portrait):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443213[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My most recent is this &quot;first for me&quot; emperor - Maximinus Thrax&#039;s son, Maximus.&nbsp; This came in an unusual cardboard holder from the Roman Baths at Bath, England; taped in!&nbsp; I had to remove some residue.&nbsp; The condition is not great, but I am glad to have even a cruddy example from this child-co-emperor:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443208[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Maximus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ As </b></p><p><b>(236-238 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint (3rd emission)</b></p><p>MAXIMVS CAES GERM, bare-headed, draped bust right / PRINCIP[I IVV]ENTVTIS</p><p>S C, Maximus standing left, holding baton and spear; two signa to right.</p><p>RIC IV Maximus 14b.</p><p>(8.10 grams / 23 mm)</p><p>eBay Jan. 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lot @ $6.17</p><p><b>Provenance Note:&nbsp; </b>Coin was taped to a cardboard holder with the printed heading: <i>The Roman Baths of Bath, England</i> / <i>Genuine Roman Bronze Coin</i>.&nbsp; Additional description of the actual coin was typed out on blue paper and glued to cardboard.&nbsp; c. 1940s-1960s (?) souvenir.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the original holder - note the sophisticated cellophane tape &quot;holder&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443214[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443210[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a close-up of genuine ancient tape residue, before cleaning:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443209[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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