RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 40, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of maximinus i, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: maximinus thrax, in military attire, standing left, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand; behind emperor, in the left field, two standards; in right field, one standard. Weight about 21.0 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
obverse
Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse
Maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left, raising right hand and leaning to left on spear held in left hand; behind emperor, in the left field, two standards; in right field, one standard
P M TR P IIII COS P P S C
specimens (9)
KENOM
29.11g
11↕
KENOM
19.03g
12↕
British Museum
22.54g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Getty Museum
British Museum
20.35g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
17.83g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 40 (ric.4.max_i.40), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-maximinus-thrax-40/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA