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Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]; Flaviopolis
Bronze | 22.70 g | 31 mm |
Issuer | Flaviopolis (Cilicia) |
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Emperor | Maximinus I Thrax (Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) (235-238) |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 235-236 |
Value | Hexassarion (0.6) |
Currency | Drachm |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 22.70 g |
Diameter | 31 mm |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | Hammered |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Updated | 2024-10-06 |
Numista | N#403990 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Serapis seated facing, wearing kalathos, sacrificing from patera in his right hand over lighted altar and holding cornucopiae in his left; to left, amphora; to right, skyphos.
Script: Greek
Lettering: [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features the first known use of the Greek letter Φ (phi) in a Roman imperial coinage. The letter Φ is used in the mintmark [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ, which represents the city of Flaviopolis, where the coin was minted. This suggests that the coin was produced during a time when Greek was still widely spoken and used in the Roman Empire, particularly in the eastern provinces like Cilicia, where Flaviopolis was located.