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As - Maximinus Thrax P M TR P P P S C

235 year
Bronze - -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Maximinus I Thrax (Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) (235-238)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
235
Value
As (1⁄32)
Currency
Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#280275
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P P P S C

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, Decree of the senate.

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the coin is that Maximinus Thrax, the emperor depicted on the coin, was known for his military campaigns against the Germanic tribes and his efforts to restore the Roman Empire's borders and economy. Despite his achievements, his reign was marked by political instability and he was eventually assassinated by his own soldiers in 238 AD.