RPC VI, 74 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 74 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Dium
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription C IVL VER MAXIMVS CAES
Edition C(aius) Iul(ius) Ver(us) Maximus Caes(ar)
Translation Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL DIENSIS (or DIENS[reversed]IS), D D
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Diensis d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the Julian colony of Dium, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera and spear; to left and right, serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.54 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference Kremydi-Sicilianou 231, 11–13
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type