MAXIMUS, as Caesar
AD 236-238
AE Sesetertius. 22.46g, 30.8mm
MINTED: Rome mint, AD 236-238
REF: RIC IV 13; Cohen 14
OBVERSE: MAXIMVS CAES GERM, bareheaded, draped bust right.
REVERSE: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Maximus, in military attire, standing left, holding baton in right hand and transverse spear in left hand; behind him, two standards; S C in fields.
Provenance:
Ex Sol Goldman Collection, Tel Aviv (with ticket noting "Stack's #104, Aug 1978")
Notes:
Warm brown and green patina.
Historical Notes:
Maximus was the teenage son of Emperor Maximinus I 'the Thracian'. He was appointed Caesar in 236, and was murdered along with his father by revolting soldiers during the siege of Aquileia.
MAXIMUS, as Caesar . AD 236-238 . AE Sestertius . Principi . *Pedigreed to 1978*
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