Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar ([Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]; Flaviopolis) (235-236) front Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar ([Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]; Flaviopolis) (235-236) back
Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar ([Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]; Flaviopolis) (235-236) photo
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Hexassarion - Maximinus I and Maximus caesar [Φ]ΛΑYΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ / [ЄΤ ΓΞΡ]; Flaviopolis

 
Bronze 22.70 g 31 mm
Description
Issuer
Flaviopolis (Cilicia)
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
References
Numista
N#403990
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.