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ID:     75001152
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Maximus of Spain
Date Ruled:     Usurper, AD 409-411
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Siliqua
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 410-411
Weight:     1.12 g
Die Axis:     11 h
Obverse Legend:     D N MAXIM-VS P F AV[G]
Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     [VICTOR-]A AAVGGG
Reverse Description:     Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear; SMBA
Exergue:     SMBA
Mint Mark:     SMBA
Mint:     Barcino (Barcelona)
Primary Reference:     RIC X 1601
Reference2:     King P. 291
Reference3:     RSC 1b
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104060
Grade:     EF, deeply toned
Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1152 Full name and mintmark, struck on a full flan Maximus was the domesticus (household manager) and probably a relative of the general Gerontius who revolted against Constantine III in AD 409. Basically a non-entity and Gerontius' puppet, Maximus was allowed to retire into private life when his master committed suicide in AD 411. However, if this Maximus is the same person as the Maximus tyrannus who unsuccessfully attempted to seize power in Spain around AD 420, his good fortune did not last. Maximus tyrannus was captured and publicly executed at the games celebrating Honorius' tricennalia at Ravenna in AD 422 as an example for any other would-be traitors. According to Philip Grierson (DOCLR, p. 219), there are only about twenty known coins of Maximus.