Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 638. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 350. 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.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 478 (7 October 2020), lot 499; Summer Haven Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 464, 25 March 2020), lot 621. .


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 13:32:20 ET.

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