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Coin ID #5878

Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 37 - Maximinus I

Maximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE37 (21.89g). VT.K.Γ.IOV.OVH.MAΞIMEINOC C, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right; in field Π-Π / TAPCOY T - HC MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Nike, on globe, advancing left, holding palmbranch and cilicarch crown with four imperial heads; in left field AM/K, in right field Γ/B. Rare, nice VF. Hoeft coll.

The Cilicarch was the High Priest in Cilicia, the chief priest of the provincial temple or the temples of the imperial cults.

File information
Filename:tarsos_maximinusI_BMC230.jpg
City/Mint name:Tarsos
Keywords:bronze / roman
References:SNG Levante var. 1092; SNG Paris 1594-5 (both same dies); BMC 230
Valuation:€279, Aerugo
Photo courtesy of:Aerugo (Ebay seller)
Filesize:16 KiB
Date added:May 07, 2009
Dimensions:350 x 176 pixels
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