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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2448963, member: 76194&quot;]His coinage is certainly amongst the most memorable of ancient Rome, if for nothing else than the gigantic chin on his busts, which kept growing throughout his reign. Had he ruled another year or two, they may have had to issue a separate coin containing his chin to accompany the one with the rest of his face.</p><p><br /></p><p>But did you know Maximinus Thrax was once Emperor chinless? Maximinus was a peasant soldier that lucked out when Alexander Severus made the gigantic blunder of taking his mother on campaign, listening to her bad advise that he bribe Rome&#039;s enemies into appeasement, and letting everyone know this. Needless to say, it did not go well with Maximinus and the soldiers, who ended up murdering Alexander and his mother.</p><p><br /></p><p>Naturally, it took a few weeks for Maximinus to make it all the way to Rome from the Empire&#039;s border, and during that time the poor celators had to improvise and carve coins with a bust of an Emperor who they had never seen. So they did what they knew best, took an image of Alexander Severus, aged it a few decades, and presto...you have a portrait of the new emperor. The celators couldn&#039;t have imagined their new boss had a chin with it&#039;s own zip code.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder what Maximinus Thrax thought when he saw these coins. I hope the poor celators were not rewarded with a Roman whip for their efforts. After all, Maximinus Thrax was a stern man. Anyway, enough talking. You came here to see the coin. So without further delay, ladies and gentlemen meet his Imperial chinless, Maximinus Thrax.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]511693[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No, not that guy, this guy! The one with the Alexander Severus imitation face and lack of chin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]511694[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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