Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 21.66 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237.

CNG Feature Auction 114
Lot: 955. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 21.66 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA GERMANICA, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, bound captive seated left, head right. RIC IV 90; BMCRE 191-3; Banti 31. Attractive brown and red patina, minor cleaning marks. EF.

Ex ‘Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, Property of a Gentleman’ (Dix Noonan Web 139, 15 February 2017), lot 168 (realized £2,800), purchased from A. H. Baldwin’s, 1937; L. Vierordt Collection (J. Schulman 139, 15 March 1923), lot 2098.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 114 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2020. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 14 May 2020 at 9 AM ET.

UPDATE: As the CNG staff and many of our clients remain under social distancing and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNG 114 will be held as an internet only auction. The sale will take place as scheduled on 13-14 May 2020.

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