Anchialos, Maximinus Thrax, 5 unit — City gate (CN type 22338)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 235–238
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Maximinus Thrax, dated AD 235–238. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22338 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Radiate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑΥΤ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ ΑΥΓ. Reverse: City gate, flanked by two towers with conical roofs; above, gallery of seven arches; surmounted by nude Poseidon, advancing left, holding trident in outstretched right hand, Hippocampus twining around left arm; mark of value E. Legend: ΟVΛ-ΠΙ-Α-ΝΩΝ // ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕ/ΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 14.58 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 32 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Published references cited by the corpus: Tachev, Monetosecheneto na Anchialos (Coinage of Anchialos), Sofia 2018, p. 566, nr. 3-6, pl. 98.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Maximinus Thrax, a military commander of Thracian origin who had held high command on the Rhine, was proclaimed Roman emperor by the army in 235 following the assassination of Severus Alexander. His elevation marked the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century, an era of civil war and instability. During the Year of the Six Emperors in 238, a senatorial revolt led to rival emperors being raised in opposition, and Maximinus was assassinated at Aquileia while marching towards Rome.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.58 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Anchialos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Maximinus Thrax
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- City gate, flanked by two towers with conical roofs; above, gallery of seven arches; surmounted by nude Poseidon, advancing left, holding trident in outstretched right hand, Hippocampus twining around left arm; mark of value E.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ ΑΥΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛ-ΠΙ-Α-ΝΩΝ // ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕ/ΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22338
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22338
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 566, nr. 3-6, pl. 98
Research required
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