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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     153542      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Maximinus I Date Ruled:     AD 235-238 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 236-238 Weight:     28.58 g Obverse Legend:     MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     FIDES MILITVM / S C Reverse Description:     Fides Militum standing facing, head left, holding military standards Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 078 Reference2:     Alram 021-5 Reference3:     BMCRE 139 Reference4:     Cohen 013 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=51543 Grade:     VF, green patina Notes:     Heavy flan for issue. This later portrait of Maximinus displays an almost grotesque physiognomy, resembling Frankenstein's monster. This, coupled with primary sources' depictions of him as a hulking giant over 8 feet tall, has led some modern historians to conclude he suffered from excessive human growth hormone.

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