Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237.Electronic Auction 478 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus seated left, resting elbow on chair and feeding out of patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC IV 85; BMCRE 175-6; Banti 24. Attractive chocolate brown patina with traces of green and red, reverse fields smoothed. Good VF. A lovely portrait. |