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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78

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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 236–238 AD. Obverse: bust of maximinus i, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand. Weight about 19.7 g, diameter 31.1 mm.
obverse RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78
reverse RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78
mint Rome weight 19.71g (17)
ruler Maximinus Thrax diameter ⌀31.1 (11)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (16)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand

FIDES MILITVM S C
specimens (15)
KENOM 17.00g 6↕
KENOM 20.28g 1↕
KENOM 24.20g ⌀31.1 11↕
KENOM 18.28g ⌀30.3 1↕
British Museum 23.15g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 16.80g ⌀29.0 1↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 10.07g ⌀28.0 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.50g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 21.80g ⌀31.6 12↕
British Museum 23.58g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 17.03g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78 (ric.4.max_i.78), 236–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-maximinus-thrax-78/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA