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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 31

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 31. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG.

The reverse shows maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand, with the legend P M TR P II COS P P S C.

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Historical context

Maximinus Thrax served as Roman emperor from 235 to 238, having been proclaimed by the Pannonian army following the murder of Emperor Severus Alexander. A commander of Thracian origin who rose through the military ranks, Maximinus was the first Roman emperor from neither the senatorial nor the equestrian class. His accession began the Crisis of the Third Century, a fifty-year era of civil war and instability.

Struck at the Rome mint, this bronze dupondius represents a denomination valued in the Roman Empire at two asses, or half of a sestertius. At the height of the empire, a dupondius could purchase approximately a loaf of bread or a sextarius of wine. The coin's obverse carries the legend "IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG", whilst the reverse features Maximinus in military dress standing between two standards, holding a spear and raising his right hand, accompanied by the inscription "P M TR P II COS P P S C".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Dupondius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Maximinus Thrax

Design

Obverse
Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M TR P II COS P P S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 31
Denomination and metal
Dupondius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend to match
P M TR P II COS P P S C
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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