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ID number: BIRBI-R1548 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Maximus; Maximinus Thrax; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 236-238 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 3.05 Weight (g): 17.17 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 964. Presented by Mr C. C. Oman |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Maximus, bare, draped, facing r. Reverse: Maximus, in military attire, standing facing l., holding baton in r. and transverse spear in l.; behind him, two standards.
Inscriptions: Obverse: MAXIMVS CAES GERM (Maximus Caesar Germanicus). Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S C (To The Prince of Youth; S C - Translation Disputed).
Bibliography: RIC IV 13
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