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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
MAXIMINUS I
, AD 235-238. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. GERM. His laureated head to the right.
Reverse:
VICTORIA GERM. (to announce his impressive victory over the Alemmani tribe in AD 236-238) Victory standing left holding palm and wreath, a captive at her feet.
Reference:
RIC 23.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Maximinus
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on Maximinus see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.