RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 102

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 235–AD 238

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Maximinus Thrax, AD 235–AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 102. Obverse: Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and lifting skirt with left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Maximinus Thrax

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and lifting skirt with left hand
Obverse legend
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend
SPES PVBLICA S C

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.max_i.102
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 102
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.max_i.102

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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