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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 7315721, member: 72790&quot;]I very much like your sestertius of Maximinus. Looking at that aggressive jaw sticking out reminds me of some of the stories of this emperor, how strong he was, that he could bend iron bars and that he could knock down a horse with a single blow&nbsp; of his fist. Actually I like all the coinage of this era, the circa 230&#039;s AD. For whatever reason the celators and mint workers produced coins of exceptional image quality during this time period, well struck and executed. The flans could be a bit oddly shaped as at least at some mints, the bronze flans were being made by cutting chunks from bars of metal. Odd perhaps, but the bronze metal used for their sesterces seems to wear well and smooth, and their lightly toned bronze creates fetching images. Their denarii are also well executed and the images of the rulers on them pictured as good as any other era of Roman mintage, in my humble opinion. Below are some examples of coins from this era. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the left a sestertius of Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander and killed along with her son when Maximinus was hailed as his successor. It is RIC 679 and weighs 16.3 grams with FELICITAS on the reverse. in the middle a sestertius of Alexander Severus weighing 18.93 grams with&nbsp; a standing Sol on the reverse. it is Sear 8005, RIC 500. On the right is my sestertius of Maximinus with an aspirational PAX AUGUSTI on the reverse, weighing 19.5 grams. it is Sear 2753. On the lower line of coins is a sestertius of Gordian III who, when the dust settled succeeded Maximinus. FORTUNA REDUX is on the reverse and it weighs 19.74 grams. It is RIC IV 331. The next coin ,a denarius of Severus Alexander continues with the fine style of the period in silver with PAX AETERNA on the reverse. It is RIC 427 and weighs 3.1 grams of close to 50% Ag. The last coin, another denarius, is of Maximinus with VICTORIA on the reverse. It weighs 3.12 grams and is again close to 50% silver. It is Sear 2347. This is a good era to collect from. Excellent appearance and available in nice condition at a modest cost.[ATTACH=full]1278622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1278623[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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