RPC VI, 30960 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30960 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Thessaly
City Magnesia
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΙΟΥ[ ]
Edition Γάϊος Ἰού--- Γ(άϊος) Ἰού[---]
Translation Gaius Iu[---]
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus (?), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [Μ]ΑΓΝΗΤΩ[Ν]
Edition Μαγνήτων Μαγνήτων
Translation of the Magnetes
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing uncertain figure seated left, extending right hand, holding uncertain object
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.56 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required: the portrait looks very different from the other ones of Maximus from this city. For the reverse, however, cf.  https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/26559
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Numisfitz 6, 22 June 2025, lot 705